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Are thyroid disorders hereditary?

April 26, 2017disorders hereditary Thyroid

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Are thyroid disorders hereditary?

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It depends on how you define “hereditary”. It is not handed down from parent to child in every generation. It is “hereditary” in the sense that auto-immune disease in your immediate family or predecessors means that you have an increased risk of a thyroid disorder yourself.