Saturday, May 12, 2012

LUPUS AWARENESS DAY 12

fact of the day.....

Can you inherit a lupus gene?


Since lupus is known to occur within families, doctors believe that it is possible to inherit a genetic predisposition to lupus. There are no known genes, however, that directly cause the illness. It is probable that having an inherited predisposition for lupus makes the disease more likely only after coming into contact with some environmental trigger. 

source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/lupus/