I do not know of anybody older than me in my family that has DC. But ,I, was wondering, if I had an uncle I don't know about, now me, could my kids get this too ??? Is it one of those that skip a generation or are there cases that every generation can be involved ??

Hi,
I don't have the Dupuytren's however I am sure my father does......(he has never been actually diagnosed other than by me hahahaha)....I found a picture online that looks just like his hand though........Dad is 76 years old and has worked construction since he was a yong teen........he is a stubborn hillbilly and does not go to the Dr. so when his hand started contracting he just figured he had injured it somehow working and it never healed properly, either that or it was arthritis.
I however have Plantar Fibromatosis and recently had surgey. At the time I was diagnosed I was told it was thought to be a hereditary disease. To my knowledge no one in my family had had anything such as this. In researching online I realized the association between the two and that is when ( I ) diagnosed my dad (hahahaha)
So I guess my repsonse to your question would be this stuff can rear it's ugly face in whatever way it chooses...........Dad has the problem with his hands and mine is in the feet. At this tme I have no indication that there is anything going on with my hands, and he has no indication of foot problems. I also have 7 brothers and sisters (I am #5 of 8) and none of them have any indications of Dupuytren's or the Plantar Fibromatosis at this time. To our knowledge Dad and I are the only family members, that have ever had anything like this at all

I am pretty sure my grandmother had it, my father definately had it, my brother has it and I have it. So its three generations without a skip.

My mum has it. I have an older brother and sister who don't. I don't recall ever seeing this disease in other family or relatives.

Edited at 08/20/07 09:01

My father had it but it mostly manifested as lumps and cords but without contracture.

Interestingly enough, I'm the youngest of four children (3 men) and my DD manifested itself first. My older brother (by four years) is just seeing contracture signs now and my eldest brother (by eight years) shows nothing.

Dave