10 Causes of Cluster Headaches
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8. Genetic Factors
While only present in about 10% of cluster headache cases, there have been some genetic factors noted that could potentially contribute to CH. This disorder can be inherited as an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive trait.
The good news for people with CH who have their genetics to blame is that the recessive trait only has a 25 percent chance of being passed on, while the dominant trait seems to skip generations.10‘Cluster Headache.’ NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders), rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/cluster-headache/.
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