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Does ITP run in families?

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12 years 4 months ago #39021 by jerig47
Does ITP run in families? was created by jerig47
I was diagnosed back in 1972, and recently found out 2 second-cousins on my mother's side have been diagnosed. Not sure if it runs in families or a coincidence.

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12 years 3 months ago #39030 by Winnifred
Replied by Winnifred on topic Does ITP run in families?
There are cases that are inherited or as you say run in families. Check out the PDSA page but people are given a different diagnosis.

www.pdsa.org/about-itp/and-families.html
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12 years 3 months ago #39034 by Sandi
Replied by Sandi on topic Does ITP run in families?
As Julia said, there are types of inherited thrombocytopenia which are not necessarily ITP.

Autoimmune disorders can run in families, so sometimes it is coincidence that two family members both end up with ITP. My sister and I have both had ITP. Example: Usually you'll see one person with ITP, another with MS, another with Graves, etc...

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