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Both Parkinson's and Dementia with Lewy Bodies mostly occur without family history, so the test may not say much anyway.

In my mom's case I wonder about a viral infection she had in her eye. It was quite severe.




> mostly occur without family history

Does that suggest it's environmental rather than genetic?


Even genetic diseases sometimes need environmental influences to develop.

For example, some people are prone to alcoholism in a hereditary way. But if they live in a society that has zero alcohol, they won't ever become alcoholic. Upon moving to a society where alcohol is sold freely and frequently, they may sink into alcoholism without having any obviously alcoholic ancestor.


I don't know really.

I think the cutting edge opinion is that it isn't known why they occur.


Not necessarily. A homozygous recessive disorder often occurs without prior family history.

Two carriers have a child together, the child has the disorder, this is how they learn they are carriers.




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