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Autoimune disease in family members
How many of you have other autoimmune problems in family members that you do not suffer from?
My sons (AA) sister has SEVERE allergies, asthma and eczema. I don’t know about all of his family history because he is not bio. BUT my best friend (AA/ AT at times) has a family history of diabetes, eczema and asthma? But she has only alopecia. I have spoken to a dermatologist about this and it seems to be a trend so I wanted your ideas too. I can tell you this about 2 weeks before my sons first spot appeared he broke out in hives head to toe for a reason that was never known. After this doctor explained to me the findings of family members it made sense.
Here is link to a list of autoimmune diseases please feel free to add to the list and let me know if you see a pattern in your own family. Hopefully a cure will be found thru serendipity because we all know funding goes to these research projects more that it will ever go to Alopecia.
Alopecia Areata is on this list as being accepted as an auto immune disease to read more about the cancer center study for alopecia (serendipity) please click the website from reference number 2. I find it interesting my son is not eligible because again he is not biological to our family.
I hope you find some interest in this discussion and I hope that for those of you looking for better ways to explain and educate others on alopecia that you find what your looking for even a connection to why you might have this! Take Care
forgot to add the link here it is..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease#cite_note-1
My sons (AA) sister has SEVERE allergies, asthma and eczema. I don’t know about all of his family history because he is not bio. BUT my best friend (AA/ AT at times) has a family history of diabetes, eczema and asthma? But she has only alopecia. I have spoken to a dermatologist about this and it seems to be a trend so I wanted your ideas too. I can tell you this about 2 weeks before my sons first spot appeared he broke out in hives head to toe for a reason that was never known. After this doctor explained to me the findings of family members it made sense.
Here is link to a list of autoimmune diseases please feel free to add to the list and let me know if you see a pattern in your own family. Hopefully a cure will be found thru serendipity because we all know funding goes to these research projects more that it will ever go to Alopecia.
Alopecia Areata is on this list as being accepted as an auto immune disease to read more about the cancer center study for alopecia (serendipity) please click the website from reference number 2. I find it interesting my son is not eligible because again he is not biological to our family.
I hope you find some interest in this discussion and I hope that for those of you looking for better ways to explain and educate others on alopecia that you find what your looking for even a connection to why you might have this! Take Care
forgot to add the link here it is..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease#cite_note-1
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Eisenhardt on
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Some cancer is considered auto imune thats why a lot of cancer research includes people with other autoimune diseases including Alopecia. please see this link
http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/cancer-inf...
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Permalink Reply by Angie P on
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My younger sister has Multiple Sclerosis. Same mother, different father, don't know if that matters. Mother had breast cancer. One brother has diabetes.
I lucked out with only alopecia, asthma, and various sundry skins issues. My asthma is now being controlled by avoiding prolonged exposure to triggers. I take some Bronkaid each day. I am beyond lucky that I don't have to carry one of those epi pens.
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Wow that is a tough way to grow up watching your family suffer that way. I would feel lucky with my alopecia too. I have seen this trend in almost everyone I have met, multiple autoimune diseases and the one with alopecia has either no ather issues or very mild issues. Makes me wonder. Thanks for your reply!
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Permalink Reply by Vesna Devcic on
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I have AA and my cousin's daughter has AA, my dad has bone marrow cancer and my cousin's father (my uncle) passed away from lung cancer....could be a link to genes....I would say I am lucky to have AA only.
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Thank you for your reply don't know all of the cancers that are related to autoimune diseases I will try and look that up. I am sorry about your uncle, how is your father doing?
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Permalink Reply by Erin on
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Mu daughter is the only one in our family to have AA, but me, my dad, all my aunts on his side and paternal grandmother all have hypothyroidism. One of these aunts also has type 1 diabetes from very young childhood. My grandmother developed lupis later in life. Autoimmune is rampant in our family...
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Wow there is that conniection he is talking about I hope serendipity comes soon!
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