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Part of the risk factors for developing MS include genetics, but the risk of developing MS is not all influenced by genetics.
The average risk of a person in society developing MS is 1 in 750. But if you have first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, etc.) who have MS, then your risk increases to anywhere between 1 in 100 to 1 in 40. But it is not all genetic. You can see this through the "identical twin" example. If you had an identical twin (same DNA structure, etc) who had MS, your risk of developing MS would be 1 in 4. If genetics were completely responsible for determining MS risk, your risk should be 100%. The fact that your risk is only 25% shows that there are other factors involved in determining your risk; ethnicity, geography, sex, and an as-of-yet undiscovered environmental "trigger" (such as a common disease), all of which play into your risk of developing MS.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is not directly hereditary, but having a close family member with MS can slightly increase the risk of developing the condition. Genetic factors along with environmental triggers are believed to play a role in the development of MS.
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