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does ms run in families

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I was really interested to hear there could be a gene that identifies the risk of ms, i have ms with four aunties ( mum's sister's ) and 2 cousins female and all have either lupis, addisons and raynhaurds anyone else found a similar pattern in there family i am interested as i have daughter who at 9 already is showing signs of raynhaurd's

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baffled,

I have three siblings, 12 aunts and uncles (from both parents, not by marriage) and many cousins.

To my knowledge, I am the only one with MS...it very well could run in families, not just mine.

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Aunt had MS and mum has hashimotos
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Never heard of MS in my family before. I am the only one :oops:
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My twin sister (fraternal) has MS but has not been diagnosed yet. Her symptoms started about a year after mine did. My older half sister is also suspected of having MS, as been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue, and has been investigated for lupus, fibromyalgia and a myriad of other autoimmune issues.

Obviously the "risk" for a half-sibling like my older sister should be very low (about half of 3-4%) so about 2% chance.

Despite symptoms even worse than mine, the MS specialist would not diagnose my twin sister, as there were only a few lesions on her MRI, all that could have been caused by concussions she reported.
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Mom has MS. Grandma had Parkinson's. I got MS.
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I had a grandfather that had Parkinson's.
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I was adopted as an infant, but I know that my biological father has MS.
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Mother (34)diagnosed 1986, myself(male35) 2004 a female (42) cousin 2009? Worked for someones wife had MS and her 2 sisters? Here in Maine.
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Families often have the same diet and lifestyle and prone to the same health Problems. Families that have a balanced diet, consume few processed foods, sugars or junk foods are usually healthier. With vitamin c and supplements even better. Son, daughter, brother and I have few health if any health problems that I know of. My brother has asthma from working in sawmills most of his life. A little over two years ago my brother, the golfer was about give up both gulf and dancing because of breathing difficulties. I was finally able too get him to take vitamin C, despite, his wife’s, the retired postal clerk who does not approve anything not government sanctioned. In less than a week was playing better golf was dancing again. Two weeks later he sold his golf cart. He is only 79. He has curvature of the spine caused by a vitamin C shortage when a teen ager.
The study of Dr F R Klenner’s life, as doctor in Reidsville NC is a classic example of a daring pioneer in medicine who chose to cure, not just treat his patients. Let him become your doctor. The Klenner Protocol is his cure for MS. …dez...
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As far as I know some distant cousin of mine has ms. Is there any new research on whether or not ms has a genetic component?
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