Likelihood of Onset Age
hello,
I (27F) am currently going through ivf with my husband (33M). We are optimistic and hopeful about achieving a successful healthy pregnancy. I am at risk, as my mother has HD. I am considering getting tested.
I know that no one can say for sure bc HD varies so much for person to person. However, I am wondering if I do have the HD gene, when i will develop symptoms. my grandfather had HD, he never got tested, but its clear he had it bc my mom does. My grandfather lived to 79 and honestly didn’t even actually start to get sick until his early 70s. We just thought he was getting old with dementia, until my mom started getting sick in her 40s. My mom started falling and forgetting things and moving a lot. She was diagnosed at 48 with a CAG of 44. My mom is now 59 and in a full time care facility , in the later stages. It jumped so much farther ahead for my mom, I’m scared the same will happen to me. Does anyone have information on the CAG inheritance or what that could look like for someone in my situation?
Thank you!!