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One more good contribuition John,thank you.

John S. Walker wrote:
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> For those that only have e-mail access here is the story.
>
> Thursday February 13 5:43 PM EST
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> Some Parkinson's Inherited
>
> NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Some people with Parkinson's disease may have
> inherited it from their mothers, a new study suggests.
>
> This is the first clinical evidence that the disease could be
> genetically transmitted to children through mutations in specific DNA
> within their mother's cells, say researchers.
>
> University of Virginia researchers in Charlottesville say their
> findings suggest that the mutations occur in the DNA of cellular
> mitochondria -- the cell's factories for converting sugar and fatty
> acids into energy. Children inherit mitochondrial DNA from their
> mother.
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Unfortunatly I can state and assure that this is NOT the case in the PD
cases that occured in my family.

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