<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi :-) I am Matina from Greece.I have been reading you for a while and I think that you might be able to help me . I was diagnosed with CD when I was 8 years old and I have been on the diet ever since -I am now 24 . Last summer my sister had some medical problems and it turned out that she has lupus , an autoimmune disease like CD only much more serious. I always wanted to have a family and lots of children because I thought that even if I pass them CD it wouldn't be that terrible , I recently realized that it is pretty possible for my children to develop any autoimmune disease .... My sisters doctor says that i can never know whether or not that will happen , my doctor on the other hand says that there are six chromosomes that are damaged and that I will pass them on to my children , this means that they could "develop" any autoimune disease at any time ! I am a bit confused and I am really reconsidering of my dream to have a family in the future. I read and learned of many serious and pretty painful autoimune diseases this past year and I dont think I could handle my child having one.Does anyone have any information on this subject ? Is it possible with genetic to prevent inheritance ? Can we know before birth ? Thanks a lot -Matina-