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08/25/2006 23:55
Julia
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08/25/2006 23:55
Julia
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Dupuytren
I have 3 brothers and 1 sister and they all of Dupuytren's, I do not. We have been discussing this condition and the only difference we can come up with is the fact that they all have type A positive blood and I type O positive. Is there a connection there or are we grasping at straws?
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08/26/2006 23:55
Mark Dnot registered
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08/26/2006 23:55
Mark Dnot registered
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DD & Gender
Julia:
DD hits males disproportionately - I've seen figures showing from 60% to 80& of the occurrences are in males.
So. your family experience is not unusual.
I don't know of ny statistical studies to test a hypothesis about blood type being correlated with DD.
Mark
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09/02/2006 23:47
Stage Onenot registered
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09/02/2006 23:47
Stage Onenot registered
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Ontogeny/Phyongeny
I have no answer other than we inherit genetic characteristics from four grand parents via our two parents. Apparently your siblings share blood type and perhaps other attributes (covariant.) Blood type may not be a factor in DD/DC other than a relationship with some other Mendelian trait. Of my 5 siblings, one resembles the family side that had diabetes. He has adult onset diabetes, not because he looks like them; rather because he got similar genes. I have DD/DC and resemble many of my non DD/DC ancestors. I have O neg blood type. I am 3/4 Irish and 1/4 Scot; I can only guess the Viking factor.
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