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Question

My mum and dad both has M.S and appernlty my great, great grandma had M.S to,
is there a risk of me getting M.S?

Please only serious answers!

Answer 1

My husband has MS and, as far as I am aware, no one else in his family has had it...however my daughter has been told that she has a higher risk of having MS and so do her children....don't know what the percentage rate is though....
had a look on the MS website and got this info for you.....as you can see opinions differ somewhat to your own life experience:
Genetic factors
MS is not directly inherited and, unlike some conditions, there is no single gene that causes it. It is possible that a combination of genes make some people more susceptible to developing MS; however these genes are also common in the general population. So genes are only part of the story and other factors are also involved in MS.

Whilst MS can occur more than once in a family, it is more likely this will not happen. Indeed, there is only a two per cent chance of a child developing MS when a parent is affected. This risk is much lower than, for example, the risk of developing cancer or heart problems when a parent is affected.

Answer 2

Hello

The greatest risk (or the factor which changes your risk the most) is the fact that your parents both have MS. While the risk of MS in society in general is about 1 in 750, people with first-line relatives (parents, siblings, children, or non-identical twins) who also have MS changes your risk from 1 in 750 to anywhere between 1 in 100 to 1 in 40.

But remember, it's not all genetics. We know this because of identical twins. If you have two identical twins, one of whom has MS, the other one only has a 1 in 4 chance of contracting the disease. If it were only genetics, the other twin would have a 100% chance of developing the disease, but the 25% chance shows that there are other factors, including where you have lived, and some infectious agent which also triggers the development of the disease.

So all else being equal, you currently have anywhere from a 1% to a 2.5% chance of developing MS, as opposed to the .13% chance in the general population.

HTH

Answer 3

Hi there - My Father-in-Law also has M.S and I have checked with the doc on this as was worried when pregnant with my babies. Apparently it is not a genetic condition and I was advised not to worry at all. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

You must get checked out and all your relations for borreliosis / lyme disease and vitamin B12 deficiency-as many people with ms are found to have these complaints,but I am not 100% sure
that in your cases it applies.Look at the web site below for more details of the special hospital that is run by proper doctors,look also at the symptom list for borrelia / lyme disease.

Answer 5

I have had MS for 22 years have kids 33-30-29 none of them have it but I was 37 before I came down with it and there has been no one in my family with it that I know of

Answer 6

http://www.mssociety.org.uk/

Try this link for help and support.