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Can drunk dad cause fetal alcohol syndrome?
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No.: Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by alcohol intake during pregnancy when the alcohol crosses the placenta and harms the fetus.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Not one of the Fetal: Alcohol Spectrum Disoders currently listed on http://www.fasdcenter.samhsa.gov, but paternal alcoholism causes epigenetic effects, changes in functions such as methylation, but not in the sequence of certain genes in the sperm. These changes may be inherited & impact early fetal development, contributing to the physical & neurobehavioral abnormalities of FASD's. Research is ongoing at this time.
Answered 8/15/2014
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No: Fetal alcohol syndrome is due to exposure in utero. However tendency to alcohol abuse may have a genetic basis, so father may be a contributor to chil' slater alcohol abuse
Answered 4/10/2015
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