is either parkinsons diease or motor neuron disease genetic ?
Hi Rainiee Jayy, Before I answer your question I need to make one very important clarification—you asked if motor neuron disease is genetic. Here’s the clarification: motor neuron disease is NOT a single disease, it is a group of diseases (each having its own name)…motor neuron diseases are often separated into groups, for instance, upper motor neuron diseases and lower motor neuron diseases, and there are also some that involve both the upper and lower motor neurons! So the only accurate way to answer your question is to say: SOME motor neuron diseases DO have a genetic component and others DO NOT have a genetic component, it all depends on which specific motor neuron disease you are talking about. Parkinson’s Disease, of which there are two main types: primary and secondary, was for a very long, long time thought to have no genetic component—-but that thinking changed as scientists/researchers have learned through the human genome project that in some cases there is a decided g
