This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WOBBAIB/5206.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your reply. The Powell Disease or Syndrome that I have read about seems to cause problems with the lungs and stomach, and also the immune system, and it was thought to be related to our Native American heritage and the areas of the mountains where they lived.