DNA and Sjogren's

We are also of Scotish/Irish/English/French descent. 

I have blood type O pos  and in my family two of my  siblings have auto immune disorders. and i  am from scottish/irish/german/english

 

Hi Jordan, I am 0 negative. I am English/ German/Irish and Native American decent. My mother has Sjogrens and other autoimmune diseases. My two sisters have autoimmune

diseases. My son and daughter have autoimmune diseases.

Good luck. Anymore questions please ask.

God Bless you,

Kristy k

I'm B+, from German & Chinese descent.  To my knowledge I'm the only one with an (diagnosed) autoimmune condition...

I am B+ English/Scottish and come from a family of 10 siblings but no one else in the family has Sjorgrens. Mandy x

It is possible that there is no link to blood type but it would be interesting to keep this thread going to know what other types members have to report. So far reported are O and B both negative and positive. In regard to SS, I absolutely know that there is a genetic (dna) component because of the incident of SS in my family. Two late onset (in their 80's) and one (in their 50's). All three people are paternally linked. There may be other manifestations of the syndrome of course. Many top doctors in the field of SS have a difficult time diagnosing SS because it mimics menopause symptoms in women such as dry eyes and fatique. I also want to share that there are important things one can do to help with symptoms. Sleep is key. Reduction of inflammation through diet, exercise and non-harmful products such as omega three, and STRESS is the worst. I know a woman who has SS who recently retired and most of her symptoms have disapeared or decreased dramatically. It is possible that there is a neuro link to stress and triggers in the immune system. 

Thank you, everyone, for continuing this link. Please continue to share what you think is important. This type of forum is so important and may some day find a cause and cure for SS. Doctors may be doing research, but they are not asking or sharing the type of information we are sharing to find the commonalities in SS and they are not able to analyze the commonalities that we share. What we can share is what I believe to be a form of medical research that only we can provide for each other and a future cure of SS. 

Sorry, most of my messages will not be this long, but I really want to inspire all of us to band together to solve SS, especially where doctors can not. 

Thank you!

I also need to make a correction on the first post I made. It is my father and his sister who were diagnose with SS (in there 80's), not my mother. So there is a paternal link in my family. Sorry for the mistake. 

This request seems to have appeared in two different threads, so posting again. O pos (like most people). English/Scottish/Indian heritage. Don't know of anyone else in my family who had SS but my mother and maternal grandmother both had RA and my mother had Reynaud's. She also had a lot of allergies - forgot to mention that in the other post.

Scottish/Irish heritage. Blood type B +. Father had M.S two

daughters have thyroid conditions.

Scottish/Irish heritage. Blood type B +. Father had M.S two

daughters have thyroid conditions.