Patient's question:
Doctor, hello, my girlfriend is normal, her mother has a slight intellectual disability. She said her grandmother had four sons and something went wrong when she gave birth to her mother. I wonder if, if I marry her, will our child inherit it?Doctor's answer:
This question is difficult to answer, and I can only say it's uncertain. Intellectual disability cannot be said to absolutely result in hereditary offspring, but if there is a chromosomal deletion, it will absolutely be inherited. It is recommended to go to the hospital to check the chromosomes to determine if they are normal. The probability of chromosomal abnormalities is very high. Although it is not 100% hereditary, the possibility of inheritance cannot be ruled out. In fact, it may also be inherited over generations, which is supported by observable facts.