? other parent: GD is an autosomal recessive disease. So if parent # 1 has it, he has two copies of the gene to have the disease. If parent #2 doesn't carry the gene, then the most the child can be is a carrier. If parent #2 is a carrier, then there is a 25% chance that the child will have GD , and a 50% chance of being a carrier. A genetics specialist is the best one to confirm all of this. It's been a while
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