Disclaimers: This article explains what an FHA underwriter looks for during the loan review process. This is a general overview of events and does not include every possible underwriting scenario. Every mortgage situation is different because every borrower is different.
DIRECT GENETIC TESTING. Huntingtonâs disease has become a model for genetic testing in other adult-onset inherited disorders because the illness is relatively common, and there is widespread experience with it. Genetic testing programs began in 1986 with linkage testing and evolved to direct gene testing shortly after the gene was cloned in 1993.
A diagnosis of Huntington disease is typically suspected in people with characteristic signs and symptoms of the condition and a family history consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance. The diagnosis can then be confirmed with genetic testing that identifies a specific type of change (mutation) in the HTT gene.