My mother had Hashimoto’s – what’s the chance I will have an autoimmune disease?
Autoimmune thyroiditis, also known as Hashimoto’s disease, is the most common autoimmune disease in our registry. According to the All of Us database*, 94 of the 1,603 (5.86%) patients with Celiac disease have mothers with Hashimoto’s. This is seen in other diseases as well—such as alopecia areata, Sjogren’s disease, and suspected autoimmune conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome—in which 4-6% of the patients reported that their mothers have Hashimoto’s. Children of mothers with Hashimotos also suffer from less common autoimmune diseases, including atrophic gastritis, Crohn’s, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, and vitiligo.
The highest number of autoimmune disease patients who have mothers with Hashimoto’s are those diagnosed with Hashimoto’s themselves. Out of 3,504 patients in the All of Us database with Hashimoto’s, 330 (or 9.42%) reported that their mothers also have Hashimoto’s. These statistics support the view that autoimmune diseases are partially hereditary.
Mothers bear the greatest burden of autoimmune disease. To honor all our Mothers, the Autoimmune Registry is holding a fundraising raffle to give away 3 $150 Massage Envy gift cards. To enter, donate $10 or more to the Autoimmune Registry before the end of today (May 11th). Each entry is $10, so a $100 donation gets you 10 “tickets”.
Click here to learn more about the raffle and make a donation at our website or donate via our Facebook page (preferred).
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*“The All of Us Research Program is supported by the National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director: Regional Medical Centers: 1 OT2 OD026549; 1 OT2 OD026554; 1 OT2 OD026557; 1 OT2 OD026556; 1 OT2 OD026550; 1 OT2 OD 026552; 1 OT2 OD026553; 1 OT2 OD026548; 1 OT2 OD026551; 1 OT2 OD026555; IAA #: AOD 16037; Federally Qualified Health Centers: HHSN 263201600085U; Data and Research Center: 5 U2C OD023196; Biobank: 1 U24 OD023121; The Participant Center: U24 OD023176; Participant Technology Systems Center: 1 U24 OD023163; Communications and Engagement: 3 OT2 OD023205; 3 OT2 OD023206; and Community Partners: 1 OT2 OD025277; 3 OT2 OD025315; 1 OT2 OD025337; 1 OT2 OD025276. In addition, the All of Us Research Program would not be possible without the partnership of its participants.”
