Is Parkinsons Hereditary?

Is wolf, parkinsons, white syndrome hereditary?

• ive had this condition over 25yrs. my daughter now has the same symptoms but no diagnosis.

• Answer:

  Here is some info on it: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/w/wolf_parkinson_white_syndrome/intro.htm http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4785 Just do a "google" or "yahoo" search for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome and you'll find lots of results. Be careful about believing everything though- some sites are just trying to sell you drugs or 'natural' cures. *****EDIT***** Also, to describe a disease as 'hereditary' isn't always very informative or correct. There are often genetic predispositions to certain diseases. This, however, does not mean that a person is GUARANTEED to get that disease; rather, it indicates a higher risk for it. For instance, some women carry an altered form of a gene that is called "BRCA1 or BRCA2". This altered gene is related to a higher incidence of breast cancer BUT it doesn't mean that carriers of the gene WILL get breast cancer. Carrying these genes is NOT a death sentence. I speculate that even if researchers are yet to find genetic abnormalities linked to increased risk of wolf-parkinson-white syndrome, there still be some evidence of heritability. BUT heritability is not a 100% guarantee that family members will have the syndrome. To clarify this issue, you may wish to look up info and definitions from a reliable research/hospitial website about the meaning of "heritability/hereditary". In closing, when discussing heritability, genetic predisposition and disease risk, there are often a lot of incorrect assumptions among lay-people (and even among ppl in medicine!). Cheers :)