Re: the question of heredity

JHarper33(AT)aol.com
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 08:55:38 EST

In a message dated 1/21/99 7:57:00 AM EST, A.Ryder(AT)ix.netcom.com writes:

> I am reasonably certain that TM, per se, is not.
>
> One of the causes is viral; that's not.
>
> Another causes seems to auto-immune; the propensity
> for an auto-immune disorder might well be; I dunno.

That is my understanding, that TM itself is not hereditary, but the body's
tendency toward an auto-immune reaction might be. In my own case, though, I
can't think of any relative at all who has any kind of auto-immune problem.

Barbara H.