Rheumatoid Arthritis

[missprim]

My Mother had crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis and I have had it since 1989.
Is there anyway my daughters are likely to get this and is there anyway they can be checked now to see if they will get it in later life?
My daughters are aged 36, 32 and 29 yrs old.
Many thanks.

[Sqad]

\\\Is there anyway my daughters are likely to get this and is there anyway they can be checked now to see if they will get it in later life? \\\

There is no definite studies that show that rheumatoid arthritis is hereditary.It is likely that it is NOT hereditary.

There are no tests that will show whether your daughters will get the disease.

[missprim]

Thanks sqad.

[Tilly2]

My mother had rheumatoid arthritis which started when she was 36.
I am now 60 and so far have not been afflicted with this horrible disease.

[jazzie07]

Our immune system protects us by attacking foreign substances that invade our body. There are times that the immune system is fooled into attacking healthy parts of our bodies. Some of the genes thought to be responsible for RA are also involved in other autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. This may be why some people develop more than one autoimmune disease. Living with rheumatoid arthritis? You may qualify for this clinical research study http://www.sirroundprogram.com