My father has Dupuytren's Closure, where the fingers close into the palm, which a genetic research project has discovered came from the Vikings, as there is an area in South Ireland where they never reached where the gene is not to be found. I have traced his ancestors to Kintyre, which I believe is the likely source of this gene. Remember the Battle of Largs which defeated the Vikings. Mar sin leat edward Limpsfield, Surrey Using Norton SystemWorks

At 04:39 PM 11/14/04, Epaxton@aol.com wrote: >My father has Dupuytren's Closure, where the fingers close into the palm, >which a genetic research project has discovered came from the Vikings, as >there >is an area in South Ireland where they never reached where the gene is not to >be found. > >I have traced his ancestors to Kintyre, which I believe is the likely source >of this gene. Remember the Battle of Largs which defeated the Vikings. > >Mar sin leat > >edward >Limpsfield, Surrey Dear Edward -- I descend from Scottish BROWNs who suffer from symphalangism. This is a condition where a joint is missing from fingers and/or toes. It strikes me that a missing joint could cause abnormal curling. Mary Richardson