May 4, 2009
President Abraham Lincoln's blood is being sought after by a cardiologist, John Sotos. He wants to test Lincoln's DNA for the rare genetic disorder, Multiple Endocrine Neoplastia, Type 2B, a cancer-causing syndrome, in order to prove his research theory.
He believes Lincoln was dying because of this disorder and that at least two of Lincoln's sons died from tumors characteristic of this disorder.
A sample of Lincoln's blood is on a strip of a pillowcase in the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library in Philadelphia, PA. It was the pillowcase Lincoln rested his head on after being shot at Ford's Theater 144 years ago.
The board members of the museum met tonight and rejected the request. The board president, Eric Schmincke says there has to be clarification as to how the artifact will be handled, and that the testing will probably be overseen by the National Museum of Health and Medicine.
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