I dont know what happened to my first post so im asking again. We had a newcomer at our Houston support group on Sunday. She asked if she is 65 and showing no signs can she still be a carrier? Her son wants her to test to see if she is positive and if she has no worries then she doesn't think she will test. Thanks for any answers.

Welcome to HDAC David!

Unfortunately the answer is yes, your friend could have the HD gene and be asymptomatic at age 65. The good news is that the older one gets the odds decrease, especially after age 50. Chances are very good that she is negative, but there is no way of knowing for sure without the gene test.

Cristy