Hi Wendy:
This was done by NIH Neurologists who undertook a genetic screening for
PD patients. I enrolled in this study last year. I sent my blood sample
by mail. I presume they studied the DNA or RNA for the genetic variation
among PD patients.
For a day or teo, I thought thaat I wasnot having PD because I did not
have the known genetic changes commonlyfound inPWP. However, it ocurred to
me that a more valid interpretation of this result would be that we do not
know all the various genes that could possibly involved in PD. It is likely
that people from different ethic geneology may have different genes mutated
which could produce symptoms of PD. All I can think of is that this is a
very complex disease and we need to know more about it.
Raj
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy Siegel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Unilateral PD
> Hey Raj!
> What blood test are you referring to? I hope you are correct, and Rich
> has this rare form, if the other symptoms follow slowly!
>
> Wendy
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 7:19 AM
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> Subject: Unilateral PD
>
> ... Apparently all the ET
> tremors starting on one side to begin with is characteristic of this
> rare
> kind (30%?) of PD, where other symptoms follow slowly. Besides, I had a
> call from NIH last week. They did not find in my blood test any of the
> known gene mutations that has been known to occur in PD patients.
> Obviously, there are other PD genes that we don't know about.
> Raj
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