My husband has vitiligo and he was told it was inherited and can only be passed down on the mother's side(his mother had it) and not the father's side. I'm not sure that's true but he was very happy he couldn't/didn't pass it on to our child.
The wikipedia article doesn't seem to be entirely accurate. It didn't mention a genetic connection as a possible cause.
So onto questions:
1) Do you know if your case is inherited or caused by an autoimmune disease? From your description, it doesn't sound like there was a trigger event that started this.
2)If inherited, do you worry about passing this on to future offspring?
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My husband has vitiligo and he was told it was inherited and can only be passed down on the mother's side(his mother had it) and not the father's side. I'm not sure that's true but he was very happy he couldn't/didn't pass it on to our child.
The wikipedia article doesn't seem to be entirely accurate. It didn't mention a genetic connection as a possible cause.
So onto questions: 1) Do you know if your case is inherited or caused by an autoimmune disease? From your description, it doesn't sound like there was a trigger event that started this.
2)If inherited, do you worry about passing this on to future offspring?
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