bobby
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A patient with down syndrome. What is the risk of transmitting the disease to her off spring assuming that mating is random
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| bobby
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can anyone help to explaning if there is any risk of trasmitting down to offspring
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| oddissy4u
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its <1/1000 risk before 30 yrs n after tht its age related ,3/4% after 45 yrs.
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| bobby
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oddissy, i think you are refering to the risk in the general population. i want to know the risk for trasmitting down syndrom to offspring from a person with down if mating is random.
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| usmleasr
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hi..i read somewhere..DOWN'S males don't reproduce..(sterile)...female down's have 50% chance of transmitting to their children...correct me if i am wrong
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| bobby
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i am getting this from you for the first time. maybe you are right. i hope someone else can confirm
unfortunately, i don't know the answer. it was a question a friend asked me.
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