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Old 09-02-2014, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Panorama View Post
Beth,

According to the MG Manual:
Autoimmune MG is not transmitted by mendelian inheritance, but family members of patients are approximately 1,000 times more likely to develop the disease than is the general population.
That is the dumbest "fact" I have read in a while. It is not inherited, but your chances are 1,000 X more........

It's inherited if heredity increases your chances 1000 X.
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