Is ankylosing spondylitis hereditary

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For parents to be who are going to have a baby, there are always worries. Especially when they have some disease problems, they will worry about whether these diseases will affect the baby, whether there will be heredity, and let the baby also suffer from these diseases. Let's share some knowledge about the genetics of ankylosing spondylitis.

Is ankylosing spondylitis hereditary

First: Although modern medicine for ankylosing spondylitis specific pathogenesis is not very well understood. But there are some conclusions about its heredity. Medical research shows that if you have ankylosing spondylitis, you are about 30% likely to pass on the ankylosing spondylitis gene to your offspring. This also shows that ankylosing spondylitis is hereditary.

Second: ankylosing spondylitis in medicine is summarized as a rheumatic disease, is a kind of inflammation occurred in the joints. It usually causes joint and even muscle and bone lesions. At the same time, ankylosing spondylitis is also an autoimmune disease.

Third: don't worry. Studies have also shown that although ankylosing spondylitis has a certain heritability, these genetic genes do not necessarily develop in offspring. But in order not to bury this time bomb, timely treatment will be the best choice.

matters needing attention

Although the heredity of ankylosing spondylitis has a certain latent situation, but we should not take chances, suffering from ankylosing spondylitis must be actively treated, so as not to pass on to future generations.