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High prevalence of Machado Joseph Disease among residents
High prevalence of Machado Joseph Disease among residents
Megan Palin news.com.au @megan_palinEXCLUSIVEIT'S a large island in the tropical north of Australia fringed with palm trees and surrounded by sparkling azure waters.But the Northern Territory's Groote Eylandt is anything but paradise for a whopping five per cent of its residents who are at risk of or suffer from Machado-Joseph Disease.More people on the island than ever before are "symptomatic" of the deadly rare genetic disorder with sufferers getting younger and the gene getting stronger, according to MJD Foundation chief executive Nadia Lindop.The NT has the highest concentration and "most severe" strain of MJD in the world with an estimated 654 residents — mostly on Groote Eylandt — officially "at risk" and more than 100 currently "symptomatic".
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Machado Joseph Disease is slowly killing people on a remote island in the Northern Territory Groote Eylandt
Machado Joseph Disease is slowly killing people on a remote island in the Northern Territory Groote Eylandt
Disease causes muscle weakness and progresses to a full bodyA rare neurodegenerative disease is slowly killing the occupants of a remote tropical Northern Territory island.Machado Joseph Disease, a hereditary neurodegenerative condition that causes muscular weakness and eventually leads to a permanent physical disability, is affecting people living on Groote Eylandt, reported Perth Now.The remote tropical island, home to the Anindilyakwa people, is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria.A rare neurodegenerative disease is slowly killing the occupants of a remote tropical Northern Territory island (pictured)Machado Joseph Disease, a hereditary neurodegenerative condition that causes muscular weakness and eventually leads to a permanent physical disability, is affecting people living on Groote Eylandt off the coast of the NT (pictured on the map)The Northern Territory has the highest concentration and the most severe strain of MJD in the world.
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Groote Eylandt, NT: High prevalence of Machado Joseph Disease among residents
Groote Eylandt, NT: High prevalence of Machado Joseph Disease among residents
EXCLUSIVEIT'S a large island in the tropical north of Australia fringed with palm trees and surrounded by sparkling azure waters.But the Northern Territory's Groote Eylandt is anything but paradise for a whopping five per cent of its residents who are at risk of or suffer from Machado-Joseph Disease.More people on the island than ever before are "symptomatic" of the deadly rare genetic disorder with sufferers getting younger and the gene getting stronger, according to MJD Foundation chief executive Nadia Lindop.The NT has the highest concentration and "most severe" strain of MJD in the world with an estimated 654 residents — mostly on Groote Eylandt — officially "at risk" and more than 100 currently "symptomatic".
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