Is asthma hereditary?

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Kate99
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by Kate99 on Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:03 am

Is asthma hereditary?

Hi

I have asthma but i only started suffering with it when i was in my teens and was unfit, overweight, stressed and both my parents at the time smoked. What i want to know is if i am likely to pass on asthma genes to a child if i have one?

I have read on the talkeczema forum that eczema is hereditary and i have heard that asthma and eczema are linked so does this mean my child could develop asthma because of me?

Saltinhaler
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by Saltinhaler on Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:30 am

Re: Is asthma hereditary?

Asthma is hereditary and the characteristics are transported to next generation through a recessive gene. So there are less chances but there are chance of heredity of Asthma. Asthma is often triggered by allergies.
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RosyHannah
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by RosyHannah on Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:06 pm

Re: Is asthma hereditary?

With regards to asthma and respiratory problems:

Please take the time to look at other relevant parts of the talkhealth website which may help you with information and any other questions you have on asthma.

http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/ta ... /index.php

You may also find parts of our blog relating to asthma/respiratory conditions useful:

http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/bl ... spiratory/

Thanks,

Rosy.

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