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What is the genetic component to autoimmune disease? i know someone with 6 people in their family with them...& all are neurological..ms..cidp...etc.
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Yes: Autoimmune disease could certainly have a genetic basis.
Answered 5/12/2013
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Multiple sclerosis : Good question. Many autoimmune disorders have a prominent genetic predisposition with variable degree of inheritance. We believe most of those conditions require a dual trigger: one being the genetic predisposition and the other some type of environmental trigger (viral infection) that starts the immunological reaction.
Answered 12/10/2013
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