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Disease May Have Caused Lincoln's Gait  view story
Friday, January 27, 2006
AP's AMY FORLITI - - New York Newsday
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Abraham Lincoln's appearance and historical documents that note his especially clumsy gait have long caused researchers to puzzle over whether he may have had a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome.
Now, members of the beloved president's family tree are wondering if Lincoln had a different, incurable hereditary disease called ataxia that affects the coordination it takes to walk, write, speak and swallow.
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