Some evidence suggests that trichloroethylene, or TCE, is an invisible cause of the devastating neurological condition.
The new paper also profiles seven patients whose Parkinson’s might be linked to TCE, including former NBA player Brian Grant, who was diagnosed at the age of 36, and now-deceased U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, who died in 2021. In these cases, the patients had a known history of living or working near sites where TCE levels were likely high, such as the military base Camp Lejeune.
“Millions of Americans have worked with TCE, and tens of millions have been exposed to the chemical through the water they drink and the indoor air they breathe,” author Ray Dorsey, a neurologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, told Gizmodo in an email. “TCE is known to cause cancer and may be fueling the rise of the world’s fastest-growing brain disease.”This link is still based on indirect and limited data. And not everyone is in agreement about the strength of the evidence.
More research is needed to confirm if and how TCE could be causing Parkinson’s, Dorsey and his colleagues say. But in light of its known and possible dangers, the chemical should already be banned, they add. They also recommend that sites where TCE contamination is abundant should be contained and that people living or working in these areas should be informed of the risks and protected from the chemical .
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