However, the relative prevalence of the hereditary Machado-Joseph Disease (MJD) in the Groote Eylandt community (a condition otherwise mainly found in the Azores) was previously suggested as evidence of early contact with Portuguese sailors.
Con todo, a prevalencia relativa da enfermidade hereditaria de Machado-Joseph na comunidade de Groote Eylandt (unha enfermidade que se atopa principalmente nas Illas Azores) suxeríu a evidencia de contacto cedo con mariñeiros portugueses.