That if his brother had MD it was possible one of his kids could have it? The Nazis were very interested in Eugenics, inborn "defects," sterilizing or outright killing people so as not to perpetrate them. So surely he knew that there was a chance this disease was heritable?
shareShe was pregnant before the nazis won.
I can't remember when they found out about his brother. However, people with risk have kids all the time, they just take the chance and also don't realize how hard t is to follow orders when it comes to family.
If this is Locke, then who's in there?
Right, I know he wouldn't have done the risk assessment before they had the baby. It's just he seemed shocked, and so did she. Obviously the risk isn't that high but it is there.
I didn't realize though that it is recessive. Similar to Tay-Sachs, to which someone I know well unfortunately lost a child. They were both carriers (which they didn't know) and their son who had a 25% of having it was born with it. They had two more children, one of whom is a carrier and the other who is not. Luckily both escaped the disease.
There are several forms of MD. Some is "X" linked and others like Frederich's Ataxia is autosomal recessive due to a flaw in chromosome 9.
With FA, two carriers of the defective gene are needed for a child to have the disorder. There is a 25% chance of a child developing it, 25% chance of being a carrier and a 50% chance of not inheriting the bad gene.
As to Thomas' condition, I think it is Hollywood Mixed Type. From what I've read, absence seizures are NOT part of the symptoms of any forms of MD or FA.
Although the weakness and poor coordination Thomas presents IS a symptom of FA in its early phases.
Smith did know about his brother's MD. There is a scene right after ObGF Smith finds out from Dr. Adler about his son where he is looking at a family photo album and he looks at pictures of his brother in a wheelchair.
shareI forgot to mention that he probably hoped that his son wouldn't get it. Even in genetics there is a chance a defect won't happen but just be carried.
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