> 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.