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Baldrick · 10-08-2012, 03:11 AM

A very good article. I hope some of you find it interesting.

BBC News - 'I'll take my chance with Huntington's disease'

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Like most 17-year-olds, Megan Smith has no idea what the future holds. But unlike her peers, she has more than just A-level exams and university choices on her mind.
Her father, Gary, has Huntington's disease - a neurodegenerative disorder - which is hereditary and has no cure.
Megan and her brother Ben have a 50% chance of inheriting the faulty gene which will one day trigger the disabling disease - but they have chosen not to find out.

jasper12 · 10-08-2012, 10:23 PM

I would want to know. To me, not having a test, means you are afraid of the outcome. Which means you feel it would be positive, and you don't want to know that. Foolish.

How would it change my life? Well...I would get that excellent long term care policy my employer offers.