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Tuesday, 23 September 2008


In his recently opened blog page, Google Inc.’s co-founder Sergey Brin revealed the fact that he is predisposed to developing Parkinson’s disease, due to a genetic mutation. The discovery was made by his wife’s company, 23andMe, which studied his DNA and reached the conclusion that similar to some of his family members, there is a strong chance that he might also develop the disease.

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"Because there are only a small number of genes which are known to have a very substantial effect on health (e.g. 10 times the average risk), I felt the possibility of discovering something very important to my health was just a hypothetical exercise," Brin explained in one of his posts. "So, when my wife asked me to look up [the gene mutation] in my raw data, I viewed it mostly as entertainment. But, of course, I learned something very important to me -- I carry the G2019S mutation and when my mother checked her account, she saw she carries it too."

He also revealed which of his relatives suffer from the degenerative brain disorder - him mother and his great aunt. Brin explained that he felt extremely fortunate to be in the possession of such information, as he is now informed about a certain aspect of his life decades before it is going to happen. This offers him the possibility to perform and support the research needed for better understanding the disease and finding an appropriate solution, which if found, will not only help him but also his family members and others.

Brin shows a lot of confidence in the future, as he now has a better chance of preparing for the things to come.

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