Re: ATHENA - Mito Blood Test?

[Guest guest]

What is the web site of this lab called Athena? Thanks I tried to find it but

couldn't.

Patty

[Guest guest]

Amy and

I will caution you about Athena labs. They have diagnosed me with 2

different disorders, neither of them correct.

Mito can be in the mitochondrial DNA and is transmitted by the mother, but

there are more that are in the nuclear DNA and can be transmitted by either

parent. Just because a parent doesn't have symptoms, doesn't mean they don't

have mito. My mom's symptoms didn't start until long after I was diagnosed.

laurie

>

> Reply-To:

> Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:00:32 -0000

> To:

> Subject: ATHENA - Mito Blood Test?

>

>

> Hi - I haven't posted for a long time but hope I can get some help.

> My husband has suspected Mitochondrial Myopathy. Like most of you,

> his story is long and complicated. In a nutshell he was24 years old,

> active duty military (not Gulf War) and in excellent physical

> condition. He went into muscle failure after a routine excercise

> session and was discovered to have a CPK of 51,000. He is 28 years

> old and uses a wheelchair to go out, he's semi moblie but nowhere

> near what he used to be. He has also developed a cardio myopathy

> and some neuropathy.

>

> We've been to every expert in the book, and no one was ever able to

> help. He had a muscle biopsy done but it wasn't fresh and didn't

> tell us anything.

>

> A few weeks ago a friend told me she works for a great neurologist,

> and the more we talked, the more it sounded like this doctor was the

> sort we were looking for. He really likes tough cases that nobody

> else has been able to solve. We went to see him today, armed with

> all of our UMDF info. He's very receptive and said he had a few

> mito patients with different syndromes. He told us there is a blood

> test for Mitochondrial Myopathy from Athena Labs. He said it's new -

> just within the last year or two. I've been out of the loop for

> about that long and have heard nothing about Athena labs or a Mito

> blood test. What information can you give me on this test? Is it

> any good? Is it accurate? I looked at the Athena web site and it

> tells the types of Mito they can test for, but I have no idea if it

> is a comprehensive list.

>

> This doctor maintains that mitochondrial diseases are passed from

> the mother, and since my husband's mother has no disease of this

> type, he thinks that is reason enough to look elsewhere. I remember

> some genetics doctors speculating that this could be a " new case "

> mutation, but I don't know what the chances of that are. However,

> rare seems to run in our family. lol.

>

> The doctor seems good and is doing a lot of other bloodwork in

> addition to the mito blood panel, but I'm concerned about the

> accuracy of this test and if it comes back negative what that will

> mean. My husband doesn't necessarily want to have Mito, but we

> looked for an answer for so long, and this is the only thing that

> really makes sense and explains his problems. It just seems strange

> for someone to question it. However, we did go to him looking for

> answers.

>

> If anyone has any information or experience on Athena Labs, I would

> love to know more.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

> Amy ('s wife)

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Amy and

I will caution you about Athena labs. They have diagnosed me with 2

different disorders, neither of them correct.

Mito can be in the mitochondrial DNA and is transmitted by the mother, but

there are more that are in the nuclear DNA and can be transmitted by either

parent. Just because a parent doesn't have symptoms, doesn't mean they don't

have mito. My mom's symptoms didn't start until long after I was diagnosed.

laurie

>

> Reply-To:

> Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:00:32 -0000

> To:

> Subject: ATHENA - Mito Blood Test?

>

>

> Hi - I haven't posted for a long time but hope I can get some help.

> My husband has suspected Mitochondrial Myopathy. Like most of you,

> his story is long and complicated. In a nutshell he was24 years old,

> active duty military (not Gulf War) and in excellent physical

> condition. He went into muscle failure after a routine excercise

> session and was discovered to have a CPK of 51,000. He is 28 years

> old and uses a wheelchair to go out, he's semi moblie but nowhere

> near what he used to be. He has also developed a cardio myopathy

> and some neuropathy.

>

> We've been to every expert in the book, and no one was ever able to

> help. He had a muscle biopsy done but it wasn't fresh and didn't

> tell us anything.

>

> A few weeks ago a friend told me she works for a great neurologist,

> and the more we talked, the more it sounded like this doctor was the

> sort we were looking for. He really likes tough cases that nobody

> else has been able to solve. We went to see him today, armed with

> all of our UMDF info. He's very receptive and said he had a few

> mito patients with different syndromes. He told us there is a blood

> test for Mitochondrial Myopathy from Athena Labs. He said it's new -

> just within the last year or two. I've been out of the loop for

> about that long and have heard nothing about Athena labs or a Mito

> blood test. What information can you give me on this test? Is it

> any good? Is it accurate? I looked at the Athena web site and it

> tells the types of Mito they can test for, but I have no idea if it

> is a comprehensive list.

>

> This doctor maintains that mitochondrial diseases are passed from

> the mother, and since my husband's mother has no disease of this

> type, he thinks that is reason enough to look elsewhere. I remember

> some genetics doctors speculating that this could be a " new case "

> mutation, but I don't know what the chances of that are. However,

> rare seems to run in our family. lol.

>

> The doctor seems good and is doing a lot of other bloodwork in

> addition to the mito blood panel, but I'm concerned about the

> accuracy of this test and if it comes back negative what that will

> mean. My husband doesn't necessarily want to have Mito, but we

> looked for an answer for so long, and this is the only thing that

> really makes sense and explains his problems. It just seems strange

> for someone to question it. However, we did go to him looking for

> answers.

>

> If anyone has any information or experience on Athena Labs, I would

> love to know more.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

> Amy ('s wife)

>

>

>

>

>

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> are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is

> entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their

> responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their

> physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

>

> Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is

> automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Amy,

I do not know anything about the Athena Lab but my sister's and mine and then my

son's blood test were sent to somewhere in California. I can probably dig up

the lab as I have it for my son's. Mine and my sisters are in our medical

records I need to get a copy of.

Anyway, just because someone has no symptoms does not need mean they are not a

carrier. My grandmother had no symptoms and lived to be 95. Yet my mother died

at 49 and my sister at 33 after having seizures. I myself really have no

symptoms that are noticeable except diabetes that the blood sugar goes up when

exercise, tire easily, and " evidence " of seizures. My 11 year old son has no

real symptoms except if he does not take the carniqgel he gets terrible

constipation almost weekly. My one aunt died at 56 after fainting in church but

other than that had no real problems and my other aunt in her late 60's with no

apparent problems.

So, do not let anyone tell you that just because someone has no symptoms they do

not have the disease. It may have not presented itself or the symptoms may me

so minor they are not noticed. It all depends on what disorder is involved and

where the bad mitochondria are concentrated.

Janet Sample

ATHENA - Mito Blood Test?

Hi - I haven't posted for a long time but hope I can get some help.

My husband has suspected Mitochondrial Myopathy. Like most of you,

his story is long and complicated. In a nutshell he was24 years old,

active duty military (not Gulf War) and in excellent physical

condition. He went into muscle failure after a routine excercise

session and was discovered to have a CPK of 51,000. He is 28 years

old and uses a wheelchair to go out, he's semi moblie but nowhere

near what he used to be. He has also developed a cardio myopathy

and some neuropathy.

We've been to every expert in the book, and no one was ever able to

help. He had a muscle biopsy done but it wasn't fresh and didn't

tell us anything.

A few weeks ago a friend told me she works for a great neurologist,

and the more we talked, the more it sounded like this doctor was the

sort we were looking for. He really likes tough cases that nobody

else has been able to solve. We went to see him today, armed with

all of our UMDF info. He's very receptive and said he had a few

mito patients with different syndromes. He told us there is a blood

test for Mitochondrial Myopathy from Athena Labs. He said it's new -

just within the last year or two. I've been out of the loop for

about that long and have heard nothing about Athena labs or a Mito

blood test. What information can you give me on this test? Is it

any good? Is it accurate? I looked at the Athena web site and it

tells the types of Mito they can test for, but I have no idea if it

is a comprehensive list.

This doctor maintains that mitochondrial diseases are passed from

the mother, and since my husband's mother has no disease of this

type, he thinks that is reason enough to look elsewhere. I remember

some genetics doctors speculating that this could be a " new case "

mutation, but I don't know what the chances of that are. However,

rare seems to run in our family. lol.

The doctor seems good and is doing a lot of other bloodwork in

addition to the mito blood panel, but I'm concerned about the

accuracy of this test and if it comes back negative what that will

mean. My husband doesn't necessarily want to have Mito, but we

looked for an answer for so long, and this is the only thing that

really makes sense and explains his problems. It just seems strange

for someone to question it. However, we did go to him looking for

answers.

If anyone has any information or experience on Athena Labs, I would

love to know more.

Thanks!

Amy ('s wife)

Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein

are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is

entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their

responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their

physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is

automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.

[Guest guest]

www.athenadiagnostics.com

> What is the web site of this lab called Athena? Thanks I tried to

find it but

> couldn't.

>

> Patty

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Amy,

I can't help with any information about Athena Labs. But, in my

case, my mother did not have symptoms of mito when I started to have

symptoms. I was diagnosed at 18. I am now 28 and also use a wheelchair

and or walker. My mom is starting to show mild signs of symptoms now,

but not at the time they were trying to diagnose me. I hope you can get

some answers. I know it can be a long journey.

Smiles,

a

On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:00:32 -0000 " rhn1921 " aim2009@...> writes:

Hi - I haven't posted for a long time but hope I can get some help.

My husband has suspected Mitochondrial Myopathy. Like most of you,

his story is long and complicated. In a nutshell he was24 years old,

active duty military (not Gulf War) and in excellent physical

condition. He went into muscle failure after a routine excercise

session and was discovered to have a CPK of 51,000. He is 28 years

old and uses a wheelchair to go out, he's semi moblie but nowhere

near what he used to be. He has also developed a cardio myopathy

and some neuropathy.

We've been to every expert in the book, and no one was ever able to

help. He had a muscle biopsy done but it wasn't fresh and didn't

tell us anything.

A few weeks ago a friend told me she works for a great neurologist,

and the more we talked, the more it sounded like this doctor was the

sort we were looking for. He really likes tough cases that nobody

else has been able to solve. We went to see him today, armed with

all of our UMDF info. He's very receptive and said he had a few

mito patients with different syndromes. He told us there is a blood

test for Mitochondrial Myopathy from Athena Labs. He said it's new -

just within the last year or two. I've been out of the loop for

about that long and have heard nothing about Athena labs or a Mito

blood test. What information can you give me on this test? Is it

any good? Is it accurate? I looked at the Athena web site and it

tells the types of Mito they can test for, but I have no idea if it

is a comprehensive list.

This doctor maintains that mitochondrial diseases are passed from

the mother, and since my husband's mother has no disease of this

type, he thinks that is reason enough to look elsewhere. I remember

some genetics doctors speculating that this could be a " new case "

mutation, but I don't know what the chances of that are. However,

rare seems to run in our family. lol.

The doctor seems good and is doing a lot of other bloodwork in

addition to the mito blood panel, but I'm concerned about the

accuracy of this test and if it comes back negative what that will

mean. My husband doesn't necessarily want to have Mito, but we

looked for an answer for so long, and this is the only thing that

really makes sense and explains his problems. It just seems strange

for someone to question it. However, we did go to him looking for

answers.

If anyone has any information or experience on Athena Labs, I would

love to know more.

Thanks!

Amy ('s wife)

[Guest guest]

Amy,

I can't help with any information about Athena Labs. But, in my

case, my mother did not have symptoms of mito when I started to have

symptoms. I was diagnosed at 18. I am now 28 and also use a wheelchair

and or walker. My mom is starting to show mild signs of symptoms now,

but not at the time they were trying to diagnose me. I hope you can get

some answers. I know it can be a long journey.

Smiles,

a

On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:00:32 -0000 " rhn1921 " aim2009@...> writes:

Hi - I haven't posted for a long time but hope I can get some help.

My husband has suspected Mitochondrial Myopathy. Like most of you,

his story is long and complicated. In a nutshell he was24 years old,

active duty military (not Gulf War) and in excellent physical

condition. He went into muscle failure after a routine excercise

session and was discovered to have a CPK of 51,000. He is 28 years

old and uses a wheelchair to go out, he's semi moblie but nowhere

near what he used to be. He has also developed a cardio myopathy

and some neuropathy.

We've been to every expert in the book, and no one was ever able to

help. He had a muscle biopsy done but it wasn't fresh and didn't

tell us anything.

A few weeks ago a friend told me she works for a great neurologist,

and the more we talked, the more it sounded like this doctor was the

sort we were looking for. He really likes tough cases that nobody

else has been able to solve. We went to see him today, armed with

all of our UMDF info. He's very receptive and said he had a few

mito patients with different syndromes. He told us there is a blood

test for Mitochondrial Myopathy from Athena Labs. He said it's new -

just within the last year or two. I've been out of the loop for

about that long and have heard nothing about Athena labs or a Mito

blood test. What information can you give me on this test? Is it

any good? Is it accurate? I looked at the Athena web site and it

tells the types of Mito they can test for, but I have no idea if it

is a comprehensive list.

This doctor maintains that mitochondrial diseases are passed from

the mother, and since my husband's mother has no disease of this

type, he thinks that is reason enough to look elsewhere. I remember

some genetics doctors speculating that this could be a " new case "

mutation, but I don't know what the chances of that are. However,

rare seems to run in our family. lol.

The doctor seems good and is doing a lot of other bloodwork in

addition to the mito blood panel, but I'm concerned about the

accuracy of this test and if it comes back negative what that will

mean. My husband doesn't necessarily want to have Mito, but we

looked for an answer for so long, and this is the only thing that

really makes sense and explains his problems. It just seems strange

for someone to question it. However, we did go to him looking for

answers.

If anyone has any information or experience on Athena Labs, I would

love to know more.

Thanks!

Amy ('s wife)

[Guest guest]

The latest Athena story I have heard is from a local family whose

son had an unknown muscle disorder. A muscle biopsy sent to Athena

came back with a diagnosis of " mitochondrial proliferation " which

turned out not to be true. He has 's Disease and is now

getting the help he needs. The misdiagnosis from Athena caused the

family a lot of distress. Privately, mito experts have not given

Athena good marks. I have no idea what kind of blood test they are

offering now, but as far as I know, the only way mito can be

diagnosed through a blood sample is via DNA mutation screening. I

would ask the doctor what this new blood test measures and how it

diagnoses mito.

Barbara

>

> Hi - I haven't posted for a long time but hope I can get some

help.

> My husband has suspected Mitochondrial Myopathy. Like most of

you,

> his story is long and complicated. In a nutshell he was24 years

old,

> active duty military (not Gulf War) and in excellent physical

> condition. He went into muscle failure after a routine excercise

> session and was discovered to have a CPK of 51,000. He is 28

years

> old and uses a wheelchair to go out, he's semi moblie but nowhere

> near what he used to be. He has also developed a cardio myopathy

> and some neuropathy.

>

> We've been to every expert in the book, and no one was ever able

to

> help. He had a muscle biopsy done but it wasn't fresh and didn't

> tell us anything.

>

> A few weeks ago a friend told me she works for a great

neurologist,

> and the more we talked, the more it sounded like this doctor was

the

> sort we were looking for. He really likes tough cases that nobody

> else has been able to solve. We went to see him today, armed with

> all of our UMDF info. He's very receptive and said he had a few

> mito patients with different syndromes. He told us there is a

blood

> test for Mitochondrial Myopathy from Athena Labs. He said it's

new -

> just within the last year or two. I've been out of the loop for

> about that long and have heard nothing about Athena labs or a Mito

> blood test. What information can you give me on this test? Is it

> any good? Is it accurate? I looked at the Athena web site and it

> tells the types of Mito they can test for, but I have no idea if

it

> is a comprehensive list.

>

> This doctor maintains that mitochondrial diseases are passed from

> the mother, and since my husband's mother has no disease of this

> type, he thinks that is reason enough to look elsewhere. I

remember

> some genetics doctors speculating that this could be a " new case "

> mutation, but I don't know what the chances of that are. However,

> rare seems to run in our family. lol.

>

> The doctor seems good and is doing a lot of other bloodwork in

> addition to the mito blood panel, but I'm concerned about the

> accuracy of this test and if it comes back negative what that will

> mean. My husband doesn't necessarily want to have Mito, but we

> looked for an answer for so long, and this is the only thing that

> really makes sense and explains his problems. It just seems

strange

> for someone to question it. However, we did go to him looking for

> answers.

>

> If anyone has any information or experience on Athena Labs, I

would

> love to know more.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

> Amy ('s wife)

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

I'm Lynda, Dewayne's wife. His first biopsy from UK (KY) was sent to Athena

and showed nothing.....just a few abnormal mito. Of course it was frozen

too. Upon going to other places to be checked, we were told that Athena

only checked for a " few " problems and there were 1000 of enzymes to be

checked. This was back in 2000 so things could have improved. I didn't

have any luck getting results from them ....they promised they would send

them but didn't deliver. The drs. we dealt with at other places weren't

crazy about Athena either.

Also we have an article printed in Reuters Health in 2004 that found mito

DNA coming from the father.....so although it is VERY rare, obviously it can

happen according to these researchers in Denmark. Hope this helps. Best of

luck.

Lynda R.

ATHENA - Mito Blood Test?

>

>

> Hi - I haven't posted for a long time but hope I can get some help.

> My husband has suspected Mitochondrial Myopathy. Like most of you,

> his story is long and complicated. In a nutshell he was24 years old,

> active duty military (not Gulf War) and in excellent physical

> condition. He went into muscle failure after a routine excercise

> session and was discovered to have a CPK of 51,000. He is 28 years

> old and uses a wheelchair to go out, he's semi moblie but nowhere

> near what he used to be. He has also developed a cardio myopathy

> and some neuropathy.

>

> We've been to every expert in the book, and no one was ever able to

> help. He had a muscle biopsy done but it wasn't fresh and didn't

> tell us anything.

>

> A few weeks ago a friend told me she works for a great neurologist,

> and the more we talked, the more it sounded like this doctor was the

> sort we were looking for. He really likes tough cases that nobody

> else has been able to solve. We went to see him today, armed with

> all of our UMDF info. He's very receptive and said he had a few

> mito patients with different syndromes. He told us there is a blood

> test for Mitochondrial Myopathy from Athena Labs. He said it's new -

> just within the last year or two. I've been out of the loop for

> about that long and have heard nothing about Athena labs or a Mito

> blood test. What information can you give me on this test? Is it

> any good? Is it accurate? I looked at the Athena web site and it

> tells the types of Mito they can test for, but I have no idea if it

> is a comprehensive list.

>

> This doctor maintains that mitochondrial diseases are passed from

> the mother, and since my husband's mother has no disease of this

> type, he thinks that is reason enough to look elsewhere. I remember

> some genetics doctors speculating that this could be a " new case "

> mutation, but I don't know what the chances of that are. However,

> rare seems to run in our family. lol.

>

> The doctor seems good and is doing a lot of other bloodwork in

> addition to the mito blood panel, but I'm concerned about the

> accuracy of this test and if it comes back negative what that will

> mean. My husband doesn't necessarily want to have Mito, but we

> looked for an answer for so long, and this is the only thing that

> really makes sense and explains his problems. It just seems strange

> for someone to question it. However, we did go to him looking for

> answers.

>

> If anyone has any information or experience on Athena Labs, I would

> love to know more.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

> Amy ('s wife)

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained

herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this

e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of

their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult

with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

>

> Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is

automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I would add that there is strong evidence that at least some mito derives

from a spontaneous mutation of mtDNA, possibly triggered by large-scale

and/or long-term " chemical " exposure. Some strongly implicated substances

are alcohol, certain pesticides, and anti-HIV drugs, and there are many

other possibilities.

On another note, some mito CORRELATES with unusual " ragged red fibers " found

in muscle. That's the RRF in MERRF, which is a statement about

symptom-cluster not underlying CAUSE. I'm guessing that the confusion about

so-called mito diagnoses might be that Athena is falsely assuming a 100%

correlation.

Steve D.

> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:59:02 -0500

>

> Subject: Re: ATHENA - Mito Blood Test?

>

> Amy and

>

> I will caution you about Athena labs. They have diagnosed me with 2

> different disorders, neither of them correct.

>

> Mito can be in the mitochondrial DNA and is transmitted by the mother, but

> there are more that are in the nuclear DNA and can be transmitted by

either

> parent. Just because a parent doesn't have symptoms, doesn't mean they

don't

> have mito. My mom's symptoms didn't start until long after I was

diagnosed.

>

> laurie

[Guest guest]

> On another note, some mito CORRELATES with unusual " ragged red

fibers " found

> in muscle. That's the RRF in MERRF, which is a statement about

> symptom-cluster not underlying CAUSE. I'm guessing that the

confusion about

> so-called mito diagnoses might be that Athena is falsely assuming

a 100%

> correlation.

For sure there are spontaneous mtDNA mutations that occur, and in

the absence of family history, that possibility should be

considered. Unfortunately, the Athena problem with muscle biopsies

involves more basic errors. To read an interesting post on patient

experiences with Athena, check out this 1999 post on Harvard

Neurology board. This fits what I hear from patients, the most

recent case being this past summer.

http://neuro-

www.mgh.harvard.edu/forum_2/MitochondrialDis.F/InterpretingResults.ht

ml

Take care,

Barbara

[Guest guest]

The link doesn't seem to work, even when pasted together. If anyone

wants more info, paste this search into Google and read the first

hit called " interpreting results " :

" mitochondrial proliferation " +athena

>

> > On another note, some mito CORRELATES with unusual " ragged red

> fibers " found

> > in muscle. That's the RRF in MERRF, which is a statement about

> > symptom-cluster not underlying CAUSE. I'm guessing that the

> confusion about

> > so-called mito diagnoses might be that Athena is falsely

assuming

> a 100%

> > correlation.

>

> For sure there are spontaneous mtDNA mutations that occur, and in

> the absence of family history, that possibility should be

> considered. Unfortunately, the Athena problem with muscle biopsies

> involves more basic errors. To read an interesting post on patient

> experiences with Athena, check out this 1999 post on Harvard

> Neurology board. This fits what I hear from patients, the most

> recent case being this past summer.

>

> http://neuro-

>

www.mgh.harvard.edu/forum_2/MitochondrialDis.F/InterpretingResults.ht

> ml

>

> Take care,

> Barbara

[Guest guest]

hi, i have mild mito myopathy. i had the blood test as my daughter did, who

is mentally retarded. the blood tests came out negative, which is not

uncommon. i would not worry about the blood tests. i would have a fresh biopsy

done

over and

have it sent to dr. dimauto at columbia ny research hosp. dr. dimauto does

take

phone calls. what are your husband's issues?? let me know. where do you

live?

carole culhane=pelham, nh. now they say mito can come from the mother or

father.

[Guest guest]

hi, i have mild mito myopathy. i had the blood test as my daughter did, who

is mentally retarded. the blood tests came out negative, which is not

uncommon. i would not worry about the blood tests. i would have a fresh biopsy

done

over and

have it sent to dr. dimauto at columbia ny research hosp. dr. dimauto does

take

phone calls. what are your husband's issues?? let me know. where do you

live?

carole culhane=pelham, nh. now they say mito can come from the mother or

father.

[Guest guest]

ALSO WHICH I FORGET TO WRITE, MITO SKIPPS A GENERATION. I WAS TOLD

GOD BLESS, CAROLE-PELHAM, NH

[Guest guest]

ALSO WHICH I FORGET TO WRITE, MITO SKIPPS A GENERATION. I WAS TOLD

GOD BLESS, CAROLE-PELHAM, NH

[Guest guest]

I guess our family is different here. My sister was diagnosed with it. My

mother who probably died from it in 1988 more than likely had it and my aunt had

strange symptoms also. My grandmother had the mild symptoms like myself. My

son was diagnosed in 2003. I was told it was passed from mother to child but

that it is very seldom men pass it on.

Janet Sample

Re: ATHENA - Mito Blood Test?

ALSO WHICH I FORGET TO WRITE, MITO SKIPPS A GENERATION. I WAS TOLD

GOD BLESS, CAROLE-PELHAM, NH

[Guest guest]

I guess our family is different here. My sister was diagnosed with it. My

mother who probably died from it in 1988 more than likely had it and my aunt had

strange symptoms also. My grandmother had the mild symptoms like myself. My

son was diagnosed in 2003. I was told it was passed from mother to child but

that it is very seldom men pass it on.

Janet Sample

Re: ATHENA - Mito Blood Test?

ALSO WHICH I FORGET TO WRITE, MITO SKIPPS A GENERATION. I WAS TOLD

GOD BLESS, CAROLE-PELHAM, NH