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Medical science dictates that the chances of leukoderma being genetic are very slim. As a matter of fact, they are close to about one or two per cent more than the average person on the road suffering from this particular disease. Leukoderma, or vitiligo, as it is commonly also known, is a disorder wherein the skin fails to produce its normal amount and type of pigmentation. This usually happens in patches. The whole skin of the person does not lose color or become discolored in this case. The entire skin becoming white, or not getting any kind of color is a different disorder altogether. It is known as Albinism and is a disorder wherein the capacity of the skin to produce any kind of pigmentation is totally destroyed. This could happen due to many undetermined reasons. Due to this problem, a person suffering from albinism, also known as an albino, is totally white in color. They would also have no hair or eye color, thus resulting in white hair and blood colored eyes. You must know that this is a different disease altogether. In some cultures, it is also popularly known as the sunflower disease. This disease in mostly inherited and may travel down several generations as well. That is to say that it may also skip generations. So if your parents in law had this disease, then the chances that their grandchildren will also have it would have been extremely high. Not only that, in all possibilities, your husband would have also acquired it.
It is important for you to know the difference and treat the problem accordingly. The chances of any person without any family history of leukoderma getting the disease are about as much as the chances of a person inheriting it. Both indications are extremely low as well. In terms of percentage, it can be safely said that in either case, the percentage of people getting the disease, inherited or not, lies below five per cent. Even if the possibility of inheriting the disorder does exist, like in your case, it will only be about one per cent more than normal chances of acquiring the disease. It should be reassuring to know that just because your husband's parents are suffering from leukoderma, there is no reason or possibilities that your children will also suffer from it. It is also important to know this, because if your children do get the disease, the blame does not lie with your parents in law.
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