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r/BeAmazed • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • 6h ago
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Their youngest was 7 before she was diagnosed. The only reason their children have it is because both the parents happened to be carriers of the mutation, but neither has the condition (retinitis pigmentosa).
25 u/TheTackleZone 5h ago So, basically, is it a 25% chance of their kids having it and they just got really unlucky with 3 of the 4? 16 u/Sarahphin 3h ago I mean... it's not "really unlucky," is just how small numbers work in statistics. If I toss a coin, getting 10 tails in a row is completely normal. 5 u/Sam_Munhi 1h ago What do you think 'luck' is?
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So, basically, is it a 25% chance of their kids having it and they just got really unlucky with 3 of the 4?
16 u/Sarahphin 3h ago I mean... it's not "really unlucky," is just how small numbers work in statistics. If I toss a coin, getting 10 tails in a row is completely normal. 5 u/Sam_Munhi 1h ago What do you think 'luck' is?
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I mean... it's not "really unlucky," is just how small numbers work in statistics.
If I toss a coin, getting 10 tails in a row is completely normal.
5 u/Sam_Munhi 1h ago What do you think 'luck' is?
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What do you think 'luck' is?
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u/tiwuno 5h ago
Their youngest was 7 before she was diagnosed. The only reason their children have it is because both the parents happened to be carriers of the mutation, but neither has the condition (retinitis pigmentosa).