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can a child inherit aloepica

jackell · 2008-10-21 21:17:46

can my son inherit aloepica.His father has aloepica I was wondering can aloepica be inherited.My son has lovely thick hair.Is there any way of helping to prevent Thanks

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21-10-2008 10:17pm

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jackell

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can my son inherit aloepica.His father has aloepica I was wondering can aloepica be inherited.My son has lovely thick hair.Is there any way of helping to prevent

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#2 22-10-2008 11:28am
shrapnel222

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AFAIK baldness is hereditary so i assume all forms of alopecia will be too but can easily skip a generation, so there is no way of knowing if your son will be affected until it actually happens. this is just my opinion as i'm not a doctor or anything, so am happy to be proven wrong.

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