Have you ever wondered where Huntington’s disease originated? Or why it’s predominantly found among Europeans and those of European descent? Population genetics, the study of the genetic makeup of populations and of changes over time in that makeup, attempts to answer such questions. In this chapter, we explore the origins of the HD allele, the variable frequency of HD around the world, and current theories for how the HD allele has “survived” through time in human populations.
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