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Question:

From Phoenix, Arizona, USA:

I'm pregnant, about two weeks along. The father of the baby was diagnosed at age 4 with diabetes. His pancreas completely stopped working. Will the baby end up being diabetic?

Answer:

There is a very small risk -- around about 6%.

KJR

DTQ-19990630065828
Original posting 27 Oct 1999
Posted to Genetics and Heredity

  
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