A recent study conducted by the National Institutes for Health has found a link between Gaucher’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. The results of the study ties rare disease called Gaucher’s to Parkinson’s disease because of a specific mutation in the gene that causes Gaucher’s. When a study ties rare disease factors that can cause another disease it can lead to significant health benefits due to possible new finding on disease behaviors and causes. The study has great potential that could eventually cause a decline in the disease that has plagued millions of people including celebrity Michael J. Fox and former NBA basketball player Brian Grant.
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Diseases
20 Nov 2009
