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it says in the article that their second kid was autistic.
by kkarakk 8y ago
it says in the article that their second kid was autistic.
- raverbashing 8y agoGiven that its causes are still not fully understood I think blaming it on a 3rd degree connection is a bit of a stretch
- philpem 8y agoThe root cause of which is -- at least as far as I'm aware -- currently unknown to medical science. It could be a recessive trait (1 in 65536 doesn't mean "impossible")... but it could also be one of a near-infinite number of other possibilities.
- spacehome 8y agoI guess there’s a chance those facts are related.
- loseyourslinky 8y agoGiving birth after 35 (in this case 37) is statistically more risky than offspring from first cousin's. A third cousin is much more distantly related than a first cousin, your first cousin has a pair of the same grandparents as you, your third cousin shares a pair of your Great-great-grandparents.