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If one if rhe parents is a thalassemia carrier and the other is normal, all of their kids will get thalassemia?
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No: The odds are that 25 % of the children will be a carrier. Each child has a 1 in 4 change of being a carrier but since the one partner is normal the children should not have the disorder.
Answered 12/23/2018
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See below: Agree with Dr. H except that half of the children will be carriers but none will have thalassemia major or disease.
Answered 12/23/2018
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