Dear Ivan, I enjoyed reading your post this morning. Very interesting and enlightening. I dont think that the viral info was buried too far into your message if a person was interested in the subject, they would certainly real the entire post. Jennifer Ivan M Suzman wrote: > Hi John, Gerry, Jennifer, Bent Willow, "Jackie G, Juelie, > Hilary, Kathrynne, and others, > > Whatever the PD cause, whether it was avoidable or not, has there has > been some genetic change in every PWP? If it was the "HDV virus" > (Human Dopamine-Neuralizing Virus) that caused the DDD > (Dopamine Deficiency Disorder) in you, whether called "Young Onset" or > "Common PD", the genetic change that immobilizes tyrosine hydroxylase > from being coded correctly at a particular chromosome site would be > something to identify on your own chromosome map in a screening > test. > > Or maybe there is a combination of causes insome individuals, and > multiple > chromosome breaks or mutations. > > By the way, what do folks think of the VIRAL theory that > I sent to the List early this morning ("Genes, Parkinson's, > Viruses and Research Priorities")? > > Did you read parts 1-4 in the list of evidence? > I hope the post wasn't too long to notice the > critical evidence for 'Parkinson's" being VIRAL. > Was this too far into the post to be seen?? > > Thank you, > Ivan