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Can type 1 diabetes be transmitted?
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Genetically, yes: Type 1 diabetes can sometimes run in families, by genetic transmission of auto-immune tendencies. Some researchers believe that a type of coxsackie virus infection can provoke an autoimmune response in a susceptible person to develop type 1 diabetes. Although coxsackie virus infection can be passed from person to person, this is unlikely to cause transmission of type 1 diabetes in the same way.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Inherited disorder : Dm type i can be inherited influenced by environmental factors. Also inherited by multiple genes, not by simple mendelian inheritance. Hence it is difficult to predict the patterns of inheritance.
Answered 12/7/2012
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