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August 03, 2007
Restless Leg Syndrome
It is official. Since genomic variations have been found in half of people with RLS, it is now officially a condition, otherwise known as a disease. Not that any more can be done about the admittedly irritating symptom just because it is official.
It is telling that though the prevalence is estimated at somewhere between 3-10
% of the American population, the genetic variation is present in perhaps 65% of the American population, and about half of people with the Syndrome do not have this genetic variation.
What is wrong with this picture? Does anyone seriously think that genomic medicine is the answer to our suffering?
| By Robert Maddox | 01:06 AM