Lupus is not an inherited disease, although there seems to be an inherited predisposition to contract the disease. Thus, people predisposed to the disease may develop lupus if they come into contact with certain risk factors.
However, lupus erythematosus is not necessarily transmitted from parent to child.
Read the full article on: What is systemic lupus erythematosus and how does it affect fertility? ( 33).
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
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