Google co-founder Sergey Brin is pre-disposed to Parkinson’s

by admin September 19, 2008 at 7:38 pm

Sergey Brin said he has a genetic mutation which increases his chances of contracting the degenerative disease

Sergey Brin, one of the co-founders of Google, has revealed that he has a genetic mutation which increases his chances of contracting Parkinson’s disease.

Writing on a personal blog that was launched yesterday, Mr Brin, 35, said he made the discovery following a genetic test.

He wrote: “The exact implications of this are not entirely clear,” but added: “Nonetheless it is clear that I have a markedly higher chance of developing Parkinson’s in my lifetime than the average person.”

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