U scientists uncover genetic mystery afflicting Lincoln kin; Would the 16th president's DNA show that he had a neurological disease called ataxia? U researchers now have reason to wonder.(NEWS) From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: January 23, 2006| Author: Lerner, Maura | COPYRIGHT 2006 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Maura Lerner; Staff Writer

For years, Terry Smith knew that he was distantly related to Abraham Lincoln.

But he didn't know about the illness that ran in his family - what relatives called "Lincoln's Disease."

Now, researchers at the University of Minnesota have uncovered a genetic secret that has plagued the Lincoln family for at least 11 generations: a mutation that causes a form of ataxia, a crippling neurological disease. The discovery,...

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