Afrikaners in South Africa at higher risk of contracting Parkinson's disease

[James]

A large number of Afrikaners in South Africa may be at risk of contracting Parkinson's disease because of their ancestors, a study by Stellenbosch University has found.

"If genetic studies confirm the presence of a founder effect for [Parkinson's disease] PD in Afrikaners, this would imply that there is a large number of individuals from this ethnic group who may potentially be at risk of developing this debilitating condition," it said in a study recently published in the "SA Medical Journal".

 

[Hagan]

I'm an Englisher, so I reckon I'm safe

 

[to0kenZA]

I'm an Englisher, so I reckon I'm safe

An Englisher? Eish dude, seems more like a hybrid judging by that grammar- Haha, not so safe after all

 

[czc]

I'm 100% Czech/German/Austrian/who ever screw their way through central Europe in the past.

 

[Hagan]

An Englisher? Eish dude, seems more like a hybrid judging by that grammar- Haha, not so safe after all

I'm one-quarter German, one-quarter Dutch. The other half... Not sure.

 

[Tsar]

I'm 100% Czech/German/Austrian/who ever screw their way through central Europe in the past.

British/Irish Scottish/Austrian/ who knows what else

 

[Hagan]

Bottom line: A mixed-race coloured

 

[DonovanX]

Geus I'm mostly safe aswel 50% english 50 afrikaans

 

[AlphaJohn]

50% Jew, 50% German, also at lower risk and I guess you can figure out why my parents came to SA in the early 40s.