Summative Assessment Of Huntington's Disease

HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE: SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTBy (Name)Name of the Class (Course)Professor (Tutor)The Name of the School (University)The City and State where it is locatedThe DateHUNTINGTON’S DISEASECase DefinitionHuntington’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that damages the neurons resulting in uncontrolled movement, unusual body posture, and alteration in behavior, intellect, judgment, and emotion. The disease is inherited, and it results from mutation of the Huntington gene responsible for the coding of the Huntingtin protein (Ross, Pantelyat, Kogan & Brandt, 2014, 135). The frequency of Huntington’s disease is measured in prevalence between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 20,000. It is named among the most prevalent genetic brain disorders. Even so, sampling errors may arise during measurement of the disease.Sources of DateIn the analysis of the Huntington’s disease, the resources will include online libraries, websites, and databases. They include U.S National Library of Medicine, PubMed, Google Scholar, national institute of health website, and World Health Organization database. There is extensive information available on the Internet. Nevertheless, finding accurate and reliable information on rare illnesses can be troublesome. The majority of articles found in PubMed and Google Scholar are peer