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Do appendix attacks run in the family?

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No: There is no familial association with appendicitis.

Answered 10/3/2013

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Not genetic.: Attacks of appendicitis are spontaneous events which do not run in the family. There's no genetic tendency to this.

Answered 1/7/2016

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