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I'm bipolar and my girlfriend is not, what are the chances my child will be?
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See below: Children who have one parent with the disorder have a 15% to 30% chance of developing the disorder themselves; children with two parents with the disorder have a 50% to 75% chance. If a non-identical twin sibling has the disorder, the chance that another sibling will have it is 15%-25%.
Answered 12/9/2013
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