Als & pd?

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saraflem

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Hello - My grandmother had ALS and her mother had Parkinson’s for over 15 years. No one else is our family has any other neurodegenerative diseases. Is there any connection between the two? Would our family be considered familia?
 
I'm sorry about your grandmother. No, this would be considered sporadic ALS. Both ALS and Parkinson's have genetic as well as sporadic forms, but we don't have any reason to believe that one increases the risk of the other.

So your family does not seem to have any special risk for either ALS or Parkinson's.

Best,
Laurie
 
Okay. That’s good information to know. Thank you for your response, Laurie.
 
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