Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 15 January 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion
9:30 am
Dr. Jennifer Hoblyn:
Yes, and 70% of people with family history of frontal lobe dementia will get tested and get results. There is a huge stigma attached to Huntington's disease. If one applies for insurance or a mortgage, one is asked whether one or any member of one's family has Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis, MS. As there is a huge stigma, people do not wish to come forward.
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