Barbara, Sarcoid is not only related to Meditteran races, but to Blacks. If you have any blacks in the line it could have also come from there. IN fact, on the West Coast most M.D.s think it is only a black disesae. They don't see many Portuguese or Italian patients like back east. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: <BAPARHAM@aol.com> To: <CherokeeGene-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] melungeon/cherokee > > In a message dated 3/8/2006 4:59:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, > woolfpac@prodigy.net writes: > > Sarcoidosis still another. The last one interests me > because of some "odd" diagnosis in my family, unexplained and not fitting > the pattern for the disease. > > > > Debbie, > This is the disease is the one that got me to looking more into Melungeon > connection as my nephew has it. We do have stories that we are Cherokee > but not > proven. It is all very confusing. > Barbara in Oklahoma > > > ==== CherokeeGene Mailing List ==== > This list is for Genealogy related conversations > Your supporting website http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Cherokee1.html > Please Good manors and no flaming others > For Culture, ridges; bumps; skin tones; or Language lessons Please visit > CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com > You can also find what you need search the archives > or to get off this list via web site below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CherokeeGene.html > Listowner = CherokeeGene-admin@rootsweb.com > >