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Is Asthma Hereditary Disease?

Hi,

I am 30 years old . I hanve asthema since last year while i was pregnent of a baby girl. I have a son 3 years and a doughter 1 year. I want to know how much chance is there my children get asthema in futautr and also if i get another baby what about him or her/ Is there any place which i can do a genetic test about asthema or not?

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posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

There is a risk that your children would become asthmatic because family history of asthma does increase the chance of developing the condition.

Unfortunately it would not be possible to determine if any of your children will or will not become asthmatic in the future. The risk is present but they may or may not be asthmatic.

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Is Asthma Hereditary Disease?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic There is a risk that your children would become asthmatic because family history of asthma does increase the chance of developing the condition. Unfortunately it would not be possible to determine if any of your children will or will not become asthmatic in the future. The risk is present but they may or may not be asthmatic. I hope this helps