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Could use your help docs! my dad has scleraderma, what are the chances i will get it?
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Scleroderma: Read this: http://ghr.Nlm.Nih.Gov/condition/systemic-scleroderma it says most cases are sporadic but sometimes families do seem to have an inheritance pattern. No 'chance' appears to be able to be calculated from the scleroderma in your dad.
Answered 9/28/2016
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