Patient's question:
My wife has always looked a bit weak and simple since she was a child, but occasionally she also shows signs of not being right. She can still support herself financially. In our family, besides her, only my friend's mother is pregnant with a baby now. My friend is worried that it might be inherited to the child through generations. Can intellectual disability be inherited through generations?Doctor's answer:
This issue of intergenerational inheritance may have a chance of not happening again, but it's not necessarily always due to intergenerational inheritance. In many cases, factors such as viral infection during pregnancy when a fetus is present, intergenerational inheritance reasons, or exposure to radiation during pregnancy can lead to abnormal child development. If it is solely due to familial intergenerational inheritance, then this individual in the family should not be the only one affected. Wishing the patient a speedy recovery and good health!