Scanning for the MS genes.I am an African-American woman who was diagnosed with MS in 1988, although I have had debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction symptoms since 1969. My gynecologist gynecologist /gy·ne·col·o·gist/ (-kol´ah-jist) a person skilled in gynecology. gy·ne·col·o·gist n. A physician specializing in gynecology. at the time suspected that I had MS, but I was told by neurologists This is a list of the most important neurologists, with their dates of birth and death and nationality.
Since my diagnosis, my younger sister has been diagnosed. My maternal MATERNAL. That which belongs to, or comes from the mother: as, maternal authority, maternal relation, maternal estate, maternal line. Vide Line. grandmother had some of the symptoms that my sister and I have, but was undiagnosed. She lived to be 96 years old. Besides African I have Cherokee and Lumbee, Scotch-Irish, English, and French ancestries. Like many African-Americans, I'm quite a mix. I look forward to reading more about Dr. Hafler's "admixture mapping" studies of African-Americans with MS. Julia N. Montgomery, Maryland |
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