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J.R. Bruman wrote: > > PD and Stature: 29 Sep 1996: > The other day at a PD support group meeting, I noticed that four of > the 8 or 9 attendees were small people; not dwarfs or midgets, just > notably in the lower half of the range. I don't know offhand of any > specific report on this correlation, but there must be a pile of > statistics out there. Just for fun, I'd like to hear from anyone > who feels he or she is small: say 63" or less for women, 67" or > less for men. If you know any other PWP in this category, send the > data for them too. All I need for now is: Height(inches); Gender; > Age at diagnosis. This is decidedly not a scientific survey, but > stature may well be brain-related (the pituitary is nearly at the > center of the brain). I'll count the entries and, if they look > interesting, post results here in a couple of weeks. > Cheers, > Joe > > J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 > 3527 Cody Road > Sherman Oaks CA 91403 Fuad is 5'7" 61 yrs old and diagnosed 3 years, had symptoms much earlier.