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Could you tell me what happens if a normal individual sustains brain damage and has children are they handicap?
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Not sure: Are you asking if their children would be handicapped? That would be no. Illnesses and injuries we sustain during our life do not affect our genetic code, and are not passed down to our children.
Answered 3/18/2017
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