2007-03-02 11:18:52 · 6 answers · asked by Jimmy 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It is highly unlikely that you will develop Parkinson's just because your father has it. At this time, researchers are still unclear about the causes of Parkinson's Disease (PD). They are studying genetic factors, but also environmental ones. I have PD; I was diagnosed with it 8 years ago when I was still in my 30's. My ex-mother-in-law also has PD, and now so does my father. He was diagnosed nearly 2 years ago at the age of 74. So if anyone has to worry about a genetic risk factor for PD, it would be my daughter. And sure, we all think about it from time to time, but I would be VERY surprised if she would develop it. And as one of the previous answers said, there are so many new therapies for PD now, and hopefully a cure around the corner, on the remote chance you would get PD, there are so many things that can be done to enable you to live as normal a life for as long as possible.
2007-03-02 17:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by not_so_little_black_dress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you don't have to worry about that. Parkinson's Disease is not genetic. My father had it and passed away six years ago. No one else in my family has ever had it before. Your chances of getting it are as good as contracting any other disease. I was a nursing student for a short time and did a lot of research on Parkinson's. Doctors are coming a long way with treatment options too so in the unlikely event that you would get it you'd have a much better chance of keeping it under control.
2007-03-02 12:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Parkinson's Reversing Breakthrough?
2016-05-16 17:35:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parkinson's Disease has not been shown to be genetic. You might worry a little if there is a big history of it in your family. My Mother died from Parkinson's last year. I had a lot of time to study it. There was no one else in our family, as far back as I could trace that had it.
It is just one of those things that shows up in some people.
2007-03-02 11:30:32 · answer #4 · answered by John H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, just don't become a welder, work in a foundry or repeatedly expose yourself to fertilizers.
2007-03-02 11:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by Rockford 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think it is genetic
2007-03-02 11:26:24 · answer #6 · answered by theonewiththequestions_13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋