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Autoimmune diseases tend to "cluster" in families. For example, one family member may have autoimmune hepatitis, another celiac disease, and another rheumatoid arthritis. Current research points to a genetic component in autoimmune diseases and an understanding that what is inherited is not a specific gene but several genes which increase risk.
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