Is the risk higher to conceive a Baby With Down's Syndrome if a Family memeber has had one?
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Is the risk higher for someone to conceive a baby with Downs syndrome if their sister or cousin has had one? It was not because of maternal age, as she was only. 18. Are family members at a higher risk?
it is a SPONTANEOUS mutation
not a trait that is passed through genertaions
teh risk is higher if teh parent (mother–as males are usually infertile) has DS
the risk is higher if a sibling has DS
the risk is higher for teh smae motehr to have a 2nd child with DS
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/down-syndrome/DS00182/DSECTION=risk-factors
http://www.ehow.com/how_2088387_identify-down-syndrome-risk-factors.html
It’s hard to say. The baby could have gotten the gene for down syndrome from the sister or cousins partner. You should look and see if your direct relatives such as your mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa had any direct blood relatives with down syndrome. Also since down syndrome is a recessive trait it would take both you and your partner to carry the trait for down syndrome in order for it to be present and become dominant in your child.
it would be higher if it runs in the family but if either of yall have the trait for it then its highly unlikely he’s gonna have down symdrome!
Yes they are. But it all has to do with the gene. Because usually that gene could be hidden in your dna and can go to the next one. But I doubt if your first child were to have that, then you can continue to have children.