Does Parkinson’s run in families? Unfortunately, Dave Parker’s sister is battling a more advanced stage of the disease.
- Description: “The magical season of the first-place Pittsburgh Pirates was thrown a nasty curveball on Tuesday morning when former star Dave Parker went public with the news he is battling Parkinson’s disease. In talking with Joe Starkey of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, … Continue reading →“
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I didn’t know Parkinson’s ran in families. Does that mean it is genetic?
My brother has Parkinson’s…
Hi Janet, there does seem to be heritable risk for certain types of Parkinson’s disease. But this appears to be the minority of cases. I’m not sure if Dave Parker and his sister share some genetic factor which increased their risk, or if they shared an environmental factor. These are the kinds of questions being addressed in current research.
I have been diagnosed chronic myeloid lukemia
and Parkinson’s Disease they treating both with the cancer drug tansigna 300 mg per day….. is there anyone with the same combination?