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I got it and it was very clear. However, there has been trouble getting posts on this List lately. Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "Scott E Antes" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:03 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Amish got PD > Ray, didn't anyone get my message on this thread? I explained all this on > Sunday. Scott > > Scott E. Antes > Northern Arizona University > Department of Anthropology > PO Box 15200 > Flagstaff, AZ 86011 > ________________________________________ > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of rayilynlee > [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 7:16 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Amish got PD > > NK > > I don't know, but your explanation sounds quite plausible. It is doubtful > that the Amish community has a very diverse gene pool. And as far as I > know, cousins can marry in the US. > > Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "chew nee kong" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 2:30 AM > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Amish got PD > >> Dear Ray >> >> Could this high prevalence of PD be due to genetic factor such as cousin >> marriage? I heard that cousin marriage is legal in some parts of the US. >> >> Dr Chew >> >>> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:53:01 -0700 >>> From: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Amish got PD >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> >>> >>> from Viartis: >>> >>> 1st August 2009 - New research >>> THE WORLD'S HIGHEST PREVALENCE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE >>> Neuroepidemiology [2009] 33 (3) : 225-230 (Racette BA, Good LM, Kissel >>> AM, >>> Criswell SR, Perlmutter JS.) Complete abstract >>> >>> The world's highest prevalence of Parkinson's Disease by far has been >>> found >>> among the Amish religious community, where Parkinson's Disease is two to >>> three times more prevalent than anywhere else in the world. >>> The Amish are primarily in the North East of the U.S.A. They are a >>> devoutly >>> religious community who believe in the literal interpretation of the >>> Bible. >>> They segregate themselves from other communities, wear traditional >>> clothes, >>> and live a traditional lifestyle that does not permit the use of >>> electricity, television, radio, or telephones. For transport they use >>> horses >>> and carriages instead of cars, which they are not allowed to use. Most >>> speak >>> a German dialect known as Pennsylvania Dutch. For more information click >>> here and here, and for a brief video of their lifestyle click here. >>> >>> The prevalence of Parkinson's Disease amongst the Amish aged 60 or older >>> has >>> been found to be 5,703 per 100,000, which is enormously high. According >>> to >>> U.N.Data, 17% of the U.S. population is aged 60 or older. So the >>> prevalence >>> of Parkinson's Disease in the Amish community as a whole is 970 per >>> 100,000. This is by far the highest prevalence of Parkinson's Disease in >>> the >>> world, and around three times the prevalence of the U.S.A., despite the >>> U.S.A having the highest prevalence of any country. For more information >>> go >>> to the Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease. The Amish refuse to take out >>> health insurance. They are also afflicted by genetic disorders. So it >>> was >>> thought that the cause might be genetic. However, the more closely >>> related >>> they were, the less they were affected. They are primarily involved in >>> agriculture, and most of them use pesticides, but the effect of >>> pesticides >>> was not assessed by the researchers. In order to refer to this article >>> on >>> its own click here. >>> >>> Rayilyn Brown >>> Director AZNPF >>> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >>> mailto:[log in to unmask] >>> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Share your memories online with anyone you want. >> http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/windows/windowslive/products/photos-share.aspx?tab=1 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkins > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn