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Biotech / Medical : Indications - Neurodegenerative
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From: idos9/24/2008 9:54:23 AM
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[A potential sponsor for Parkinson research]:

Google founder finds out he has Parkinson's risk after taking wife's genetic test

Google President Sergey Brin has a high risk of developing Parkinson's Disease

Google's co-founder Sergey Brin has discovered he has an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, after taking a genetic test by a company founded by his wife.

Writing on his personal blog, the 35-year-old revealed both he and his mother carry the G2019S mutation of the LRRK2 gene, which is linked to a rare hereditary form of the degenerative brain disorder.

His mother, who worked with computers for NASA, thought she has repetitive strain injury after she suffered pain in her hands. She has since been diagnosed with the disease.

Parkinson's disease affects a person's central nervous system and gradually impairs the sufferer's motor skills and speech.

While not considered a fatal disease in itself, sufferers generally have a lower life expectancy than people who do not have the condition.

While the exact implications of the test results are not clear, Mr Brin said it meant his chances of developing the disease, compared with the average person, were 'somewhere between 20 per cent to 80 per cent depending on the study and how you measure.'

Mr Brin used the services of 23andMe - a personal DNA genotyping service that was founded by his wife, Anne Wojcicki.

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