Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine/Medical genetics task force/Participants

Sorry to withdraw

I have decided to withdraw, and wish you all the best. I do not have a medical background, so would not likely be able to help much. And, I am not sure that this is the best fit for Tourette's. First, the gene(s) have not been identified; second, it involves an interplay between genetic and environmental effects and I'm not sure the genetics should have more weight than the environmental; third, it's a neurological condition and would fit better into a medical category such as neurology or psychiatry which is where most of the experts on TS reside; and fourth, I am not comfortable with a disease/disorder view, in spite of the name of "Tourette's disorder". I'm just not comfortable that an examination of the genetic elements is the best way to approach an article about Tourette's. I wish you all the best, and please ping me if I can be of any help in Tourette's or associated conditions. Sandy 01:41, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Is there any way the scope of the project can be extended to include the wikipedians who have withdrawn because of the disease/disorder aspect? --apers0n 12:03, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I ask the same. But they should tell us what to change... I'm ready for everything. NCurse _work 12:35, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't think there's anything general. I saw that Ted withdrew for reasons which seem different than mine. The gene is identified in Down syndrome: not in TS. I just can't figure how to approach TS from a primarily genetic viewpoint, and since I wouldn't be able to contribute much else (as a layperson), it didn't seem like a fit. I don't think there's any commonality between Ted's withdrawal and mine, since the situation with Down is 100% genetic; whereas with TS, it's only a genetic predisposition. If there's anything I can help you all with, please let me know ! Sandy 21:07, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Projects are designed to get together like-minded individuals with an interest in improving a common set of articles of interest to the group. Define yourselves. Don't be defined by people who have decided, for whatever reason, to leave the project. Ted^Talk/_{Contributions} 20:00, 15 July 2006 (UTC)