Is arthritis a disease that is hereditary like cancer?

Question: Is arthritis a disease that is hereditary like cancer?
- Keywords:
  arthritis,
  disease,
  hereditary
Asked by Isabel FV to Ben on 14 Mar 2018.
- Ben Mulhearn answered on 14 Mar 2018:
  
  Good question Isobel… It is what we call a complex disease. This means it is caused by a combination of genes and environment. We know that there are over 100 genes which contribute to arthritis, and altogether they account for more than 50 % of the risk. We aren’t very good at knowing what envrinomental risks are, but we now know that smoking can contribute to the risk too.

Question: Is arthritis a disease that is hereditary like cancer?