Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Sacramento Ca
Is Lupus Heriditary Posted: 11-16-05 19:29pm
I have to first cousins that have been
diagnosed with lupus is there studies that
show it does run in families im concerned
because I have been having some symptoms
that I have read please help!
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Rebecca Schwartz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Bowling Green, Ky
Hereditary? Posted: 01-04-06 13:58pm
All I know is that I am the only woman on
either side of my family without
rheumatoid arthritis, and an aunt, along
with myself, suffers from lupus. It is
sufficient to say there are some studies
that have linked autoimmune diseases with
heredity, but studies only see patterns,
not fact. Another study is that
autoimmune disorders have also been linked
to excessive doses of antibiotics during
childhood (giving the immune system no
reason to work). I myself have both
"causes", but these disorders can attack
anyone without cause, or not attack
someone with the genes for it. My advice
would be to get it checked before things
progress, and if the tests come back
negative, that's wonderful!
