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Hi Ray, Anything you find on the virally-caused gnetic change theory of PD, PLEASE send. Thanks for your thoughts and your H- O- P- E ! On Thu, 3 Feb 2000 23:36:57 -0500 Ray Strand <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > > > Ivan wrote: > > > snippage > > > I had childhood "flu" and bronchitis, and was sick > > in bed for 6 months at age 5 with mononucleosis. > > I worked in a clinical/research lab in the late '80s that > had cultures of Ebstein Barr Virus...until I was able to > get them out to a different location. EB is associated > with mononucleosis and also causes DNA breakage. > I never got sick, but had to be exposed to it. > > I also don't get common colds or the flu. > > There has been some investigational interest in the > effect of viruses on DNA and therefor proteins, some > of which are prions, as well as mitochonrial DNA > and proteins. > > I'm interested in such things and need to learn more > about the potential of the Human Genome project. > Gene therapy may be a possible "cure" in the future. > > Did anyone see C-Span last night (Wed.), covering > NIH and FDA "oversight" of human clinical research trials? > All the "under reporting" and "non-compliance" in > human gene therapy research involving negative incidents, > was not good to see. I hope something can be done. > > > > > Now I am rarely sick, even for half a day. Maybe > > battling off these childhood ailments left me with > > a stronger immune system, but also with a tough > > future, that would include the development of PD. > > I feel for you Ivan, you're farther along than I am. > I'm glad to see your hope when you let it show. > Something will click and there will be understanding > and someone will make sense of things and progress > will happen. > > Hopefully yours, > > ......................................................................... ................... > > Ray Strand > mailto:[log in to unmask] > 48/47/45? > ......................................................................... ................... > > ...on the edge of the prairie abyss ...................... ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************