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Thank you for posting this. I don't have any personal connection to Sergey. But I'd be damn heartbroken to see such a titan of our time be captured by this mise

• melling 11y ago
  Andy Grove and Michael J Fox suffer from Parkinson's. I've donated here before: https://www.michaeljfox.org https://www.michaeljfox.org
• drzaiusapelord 11y ago
  Uh, Sergey only has the LRRK2 mutation and has not been diagnosed with Parkinson's. Yes, this raises his risk, but let's not jump to conclusions. Details: Only about 10 percent of Parkinson’s disease cases so far have been linked to a genetic cause. Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the most common cause of Parkinson’s disease in this relatively small group, representing one to two percent of total Parkinson's cases. However, for people of two particular ethnic backgrounds — Ashkenazi Jewish and North African Arab Berbers — mutations in LRRK2 account for a much greater number of Parkinson’s disease cases than in the general population. While estimates vary, it is believed that changes in LRRK2 (predominantly the mutation scientists know as G2019S) account for 15 to 20 percent of Parkinson’s disease cases in Ashkenazi Jews and about 40 percent of cases in North African Arab Berbers. Other genetic changes in LRRK2 that increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease have been found in additional populations, such as in Asians of Chinese descent. It remains an active area of investigation to find all the genetic changes in LRRK2 that may lead to Parkinson’s disease. https://www.michaeljfox.org/understanding-parkinsons/living-with-pd/topic.php?lrrk2 https://www.michaeljfox.org/understanding-parkinsons/living-...