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You are 25 years old when your Dad, age 58, is diagnosed with Huntington's disease. This disease is caused by an autosomal dominant mutation meaning the defective gene is not located on a sex chromosome. Inheriting a single copy of the dominant allele means an individual will be affected with the disorder. This illness is typically diagnosed in middle age; it is degenerative and incurable with significant impairment in motor skills, cognitive abilities and mental health. You and your older sibling have a 50% chance of having inherited this allele from your father. Genetic testing (through a blood test) is available that can determine if you inherited the allele or if you are negative and will be spared this disease. Your sibling has two young children, a 5 year old daughter and a 2 year old son, and he/she is undecided about whether or not to get tested. A. Will you get tested? Why or why not? (This is the most important question for you to answer. Please elaborate the reasons for your choice). If yes, at what age will you choose to be tested and why at that age? B. What advice will you give your sibling? Should he/she get tested? Do parents have the right to have their children tested? If so, at what age should parents share test results with their children? C. Should insurance companies or potential employees have the right to access test results or to ask consumers/employees if they have ever had genetic testing? Why or why not? D. If you do get tested and the results are positive, who will you voluntarily share this information with during your adult life?
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