<s>[INST] <<SYS>> This is a medical question of type : inheritance <</SYS>> Is malignant hyperthermia inherited ? [/INST] Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, which means one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to increase the risk of a severe reaction to certain drugs used during surgery. In most cases, an affected person inherits the altered gene from a parent who is also at risk for the condition. </s>