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Physiology & Medicine / Motor Neurone Disease
« on: 14/02/2003 21:19:48 »
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has been fairly prominent in the press recently with Diane Pretty's right to die court case and the more recent case in Switzerland.
Does anyone know of any current research into inherited MND?
My father, pateranl aunt and paternal grandmother all died of MND at a young age, 58, 37 & 44 respectively. Before my dad died a blood sample was taken and is currently stored at Addenbrookes. A blood sample was also taken from my aunt who died in the 1960's and I think this is still stored somewhere.
No mutations were detected in the SOD1 gene in my dads blood. Apparently mutations in the SOD1 gene are only found in 20% of all families with inherited MND.
Any info or advice would be gratefully received. I'm not particularly scientific or medical so no words longer than 20 syllables please !!!
Thanks for your interest
Duncan
Does anyone know of any current research into inherited MND?
My father, pateranl aunt and paternal grandmother all died of MND at a young age, 58, 37 & 44 respectively. Before my dad died a blood sample was taken and is currently stored at Addenbrookes. A blood sample was also taken from my aunt who died in the 1960's and I think this is still stored somewhere.
No mutations were detected in the SOD1 gene in my dads blood. Apparently mutations in the SOD1 gene are only found in 20% of all families with inherited MND.
Any info or advice would be gratefully received. I'm not particularly scientific or medical so no words longer than 20 syllables please !!!
Thanks for your interest
Duncan