Emanol
Active member
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2018
- Messages
- 67
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 09/2017
- Country
- SP
- State
- NY
- City
- Lugo
Hello,
We are wondering whether to do genetic testing... There have been no more known cases of ALS in our family, apart from my recently diagnosed father. However, a cousin of my dad had MSA and another cousin is now being seen by neurologists with suspected Parkinson's disease. On the other hand, my dad has 19 cousins on his dad's side, so I don't know if those numbers are relevant... His dad died very young, at 33, so hard to tell if he would have developed something. However, none of his seven siblings died of neurological disease and had normal lifespans.
I know that C9ORF72 is associated with both MSA and ALS... is this something that I should consider testing for? What do people think? Am I fricking out for no reason? Perhaps 3 neurological disorders are not uncommon in a group of 20 cousins, especially when no one from the previous generation was affected, but it still worries me a little bit.
Best,
E.
We are wondering whether to do genetic testing... There have been no more known cases of ALS in our family, apart from my recently diagnosed father. However, a cousin of my dad had MSA and another cousin is now being seen by neurologists with suspected Parkinson's disease. On the other hand, my dad has 19 cousins on his dad's side, so I don't know if those numbers are relevant... His dad died very young, at 33, so hard to tell if he would have developed something. However, none of his seven siblings died of neurological disease and had normal lifespans.
I know that C9ORF72 is associated with both MSA and ALS... is this something that I should consider testing for? What do people think? Am I fricking out for no reason? Perhaps 3 neurological disorders are not uncommon in a group of 20 cousins, especially when no one from the previous generation was affected, but it still worries me a little bit.
Best,
E.