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03-23-2006, 02:06 PM

I will go and try and find the article if on the web.

I had no idea what "parenchymal" brain disease" was I simply typed it into a search engine and looked at what came up.

It does raise interesting issues none the less. There is no question FAS and HER2 are linked. There is no question that the brain needs and uses long chain HUFAS.

It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that intervention in FAS could impact in long chain / lipid balance, which could in an already stressed scenario tip the balance in the brain towards expression of cancer. (And my wild ideas could be totally misplaced)

Thanks for a thought provoking post.

RB

03-23-2006, 02:06 PM	#9
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	I will go and try and find the article if on the web. I had no idea what "parenchymal" brain disease" was I simply typed it into a search engine and looked at what came up. It does raise interesting issues none the less. There is no question FAS and HER2 are linked. There is no question that the brain needs and uses long chain HUFAS. It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that intervention in FAS could impact in long chain / lipid balance, which could in an already stressed scenario tip the balance in the brain towards expression of cancer. (And my wild ideas could be totally misplaced) Thanks for a thought provoking post. RB