Is sweets hereditary?

[ltgroten]

[Shell567 Administrator Sweet's Syndrome UK]

Hi ltgroten, hereditary Sweet's syndrome is incredibly rare.

Taken from the Sweet's syndrome BAD patient information leaflet:

'Is Sweet’s syndrome hereditary?

It is very unusual for Sweet’s syndrome to affect more than one family member. In some of those cases a genetic link has been shown, but it is not normally a hereditary condition'.

[CrimsonGal]

I was told by my Dermatologist that it was considered one of the HLA-B27 syndromes. I also suffer from Ankylosing Spondylitis which runs on my fathers side of the family, however to my knowledge no one else in my family has had Sweet's Syndrome.

[Shell567 Administrator Sweet's Syndrome UK]

Hi CrimsonGal,

Genetic marker HLA-B54 has been linked to Sweet’s syndrome in Japanese patients.

There may be a direct association between SS & AS, but as this combination is so rare a lot more research needs to be done.

Sweet's syndrome, it's a confusing thing!

Shell. x