LymeNet Flash: Methylation abnormalities connected with neurogenrative diseases

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Posted by Anthropologista (Member # 35483) on :

...including Huntington's:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/possible-role-for-huntingtons-gene-discovered-0116.html

...and including ALS, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's:

http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2013.00085/abstract

This could be good news if methylation workarounds could help slow these diseases.

They didn't look at how Lyme & Co interact with methylation, of course. Perhaps it's not just coincidence that a lot of people with Lyme also have methylation-related mutations.

Posted by Anthropologista (Member # 35483) on :

That should have been neurodegenerative diseases. It's past my bedtime.

Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :

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Hi Anthro!

Fascinating finds on methylation!

Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :

Methylation impairment also impairs the immune system. And Lyme is also known to impair methylation even in those who do not have methylation genetic issues.

Posted by Anthropologista (Member # 35483) on :

Very interesting, Razzle. So many interconnections.