Good Morning America -gene therapy for PD w/patient on TV interview

[CTenaLouise]

BRAVO!

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=3304104&page=1

[ZucchiniFlower]

I saw that. The patient felt as if his PD was almost gone. He looked so relaxed and content; it was great! The doctor said they were only allowed to work on one side of the brain, in case there was a bad outcome. Some people's positive results didn't last though, and they're looking into why.

The patient said he had to wait 6 months to see the benefit of the procedure. But he feels great, four years later.

Just noticed that the video is on the ABC page. It's worth watching.

[aftermathman]

he looks great.

Follow this link for his now archived websit which contains a short journal plotting his progress, (this archive.org is great, try it!).

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nathanklein.com

Neil.

[chickenlegsuk]

The PD Society representative in th UK gave a very cautious welcome on the BBC , and emaphasised that further trials would be required over 3 - 5 years, and even then there would be no guarantee that it would be one fit-all solution.

But it does seem to provide some glimmer of hope