
June 4, 2002
Genetics and Heredity
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Question from Greece:
My husband has type 1 diabetes and autoimmune hypothyroidism (probably Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type II). I would like to have information about our children’s risk of inheriting diabetes or another autoimmune disease.
Answer:
From: DTeam Staff
The risk of hypothyroidism is much greater than the other endocrine deficiency states. Therefore, the risk will be greater than that of developing diabetes. I am not sure how high the risk goes, relative or absolute.
JTL
[Editor’s comment: See The Risk of Developing Type 1 Diabetes.
SS]