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> Becky Potts wrote: > > Hi! My name is Becky Potts. I'm going into my junior year in > highschool. I'm interested in this list for a few reasons. My > grandpa was diagnosed with Parkinson's a few years ago, but just > recently I have become interested in scientific research of > nuerological diseases. I researched Huntington's Disease in depth > after doing a small project and becoming interested in HD. I learned > that any science project to be done would take 5 to 10 to 20 years and > would not be a highschool project, so I decided to switch my view to > Parkinson's. I did a little bit of research and discovered that it is > not yet known for sure if PD has a genetic link. I thought that > would be a great project for me to look into (especially considering > that if there is a link then I may eventually develop the disease!). > My idea is to simply gather enough information (case histories of > relatives with PD) to do a statistical analysis on the genetic link. > If there is any way anyone could help me with this project, I would be > extremely grateful! > > I've gotten my data sheet figured out, so if I could ask a few > questions it would be a great help. (I need to have your permission > to use this information in my study before I get into the fairs and > symposia.) Ok, here goes: > > 1. PWP's name Milo Anderson > 2. PWP's location (city, state/province) Angwin, CA > 3. PWP's/your E-mail address [log in to unmask] > 4. PWP's occupation retired physics teacher > 5. PWP's relatives with PD (if any) and the following info on them > as > well as PWP none > 6. gender male > 7. Onset Age (first symptoms) 65 > 8. Diagnosis Age (when doctors diagnosed PD) 69 > 9. Age now 73 > 10. other illnesses PWPs have had asthma, diabetes > 11. chemicals PWPs have been exposed to carbontetrachloride > 12. other trauma PWPs have endured none > 13. Ethincity of PWPs swedish & norwegian > 14. Brief history of geopraphic locations PWPs have lived in > born on So.Dak farm,(0-6), moved to NE farm (6-17), So. Calif. (17-18} US Army (18-21) [Texas, Alabama, No.Car, France, Germany], > Lincoln NE (21-25), Shelton NE (25-28), Lincoln NE (28-35), Boulder CO (35-39), Angwin CA (39-73) Wow! What a list! I hope it's not too hard to track it all down!! > I understand if you don't know all the info. Thanks for helping!! > > > Becky Potts > -- Milo V. Anderson, Ph.D. c:\dos Box 417 c:\dos\run Angwin, CA 94508 run\dos\run voice 707 965 2508 fax 707 965 3148 e-mail [log in to unmask]