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Hi, My Father Has Psoriosis. I Heard This Is Heriditary
Question: Hi, My father has psoriosis. I heard this is heriditary disease. What are the chances of coming it to me and my siblings. What are the precautionary measures has to be taken by me and my siblings should take from now to stop coming to us.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical query raised by you I can understand your concern and I would like to tell you that psoriasis do run in family.
The chance of developing Psoriasis is about 10% if one parent has psoriasis and if both the parents have sorry asses the risk increases to 50%.
As this is an autoimmune disease having a genetic base, there are no precautions as such that can help prevent its occurrence.
I hope this information will answer your question.
Kind Regards
Please refer to the detailed answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical query raised by you I can understand your concern and I would like to tell you that psoriasis do run in family.
The chance of developing Psoriasis is about 10% if one parent has psoriasis and if both the parents have sorry asses the risk increases to 50%.
As this is an autoimmune disease having a genetic base, there are no precautions as such that can help prevent its occurrence.
I hope this information will answer your question.
Kind Regards
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