Since the symptoms of HD usually do not become manifest until one is between 30 and 50 years old, sometimes the HD sufferer already has children by the time he himself is diagnosed with the disease.
وبما ان اعراض داء هنتِنڠتُن لا تظهر عادة إلّا بين الـ‍ ٣٠ والـ‍ ٥٠ من العمر ،‏ فقد يكون المصاب قد انجب اولادا قبل ان يُشخَّص عنده المرض .‏