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Does Genetics Play a Role in Varicose Veins

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Around 23 percent of adults suffer from
varicose veins in America.
The varicose veins seem to worsen as a person ages, and at
the same time, they pass on to the next generation.
Does this happen due to genetics?
According to the National Human
Genome Human Research
Institute, a genome is another
name for the entirety of your
DNA.
Your DNA determines your
specific genetic code and all the
information needed to build and
develop the one and only you!
Each person has their own unique
genome.
Varicose veins do tend run in families and
hereditary factors are thought to play a role in
whether you'll develop varicose veins.
But you can't blame it all on your
parents. There are more other common
links to developing varicose veins,
Excess Weight.
Heredity
Pregnancy
Lack of Activity
Age
Surgery
Hormones
There are some things about varicose
veins that are out of our control—they are
written somewhere in your DNA!
But there are things you can do to help
prevent them:
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