No: Only slightlyrelated to heredity. You should not be tested, since no one test is definitive and the battery of tests is expensive. Unless you have symptoms and are examined by a doctor who believes you need testing is the only situation that i would endorse testing. Otherwise, no!
Answered 11/26/2013
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No.: The short answer is no. There is no evidence to suggest that you will develop ms because your aunt has it.
Answered 6/7/2015
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Not unless...: Only if you have major neurologic difficulties and are seen by a neurologist.
Answered 7/21/2014
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No reason: Unless you possess neurological symptoms, you have no reason to get concerned, as there is no real statistical risk here.
Answered 8/16/2014
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No- not needed: MS has some family inheritance, but it is a weak inheritance. Usually children, sibling and even twins do not share it. You should not expect to have any additional risk if your aunt had this. This is not a reason for you to be tested for MS.
Answered 4/22/2017
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