Disease May Have Caused Lincoln's Gait (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060127/ap_on_he_me/lincoln_s_genes"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060127/capt.ny11301270425.lincoln_genes_ny113.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=C_OUEuXBHE2d9MYPZXAvBw--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Abraham Lincoln, is shown Nov. 8, 1863 photo. Researchers and historians have long puzzled over whether Abraham Lincoln might have had a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome. But new research has members of the beloved president's family tree wondering whether he had a different hereditary disease called ataxia. (AP Photo/NY Public Library, Alexander Gardner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Historians have long puzzled over whether Abraham Lincoln might have had a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome, but new research has members of the beloved president's family tree wondering if his clumsy gait may actually have been caused by something else.</p><br clear=all>