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Wilson's disease
Can a Wilson's disease patient who is taking medicines for 14 years now marry and bear children? Will that disease be inherited to his/her children? Or will it lessen as he/she is on medication for the past 14 years?
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Yes, you can marry and have children. Regarding inheritance, it gets a bit complex. Treatment doesn't affect the chances of your child getting it. It is a recessively inherited disease which means both the parents must have abnormal copies of the gene and transmit it to the child. So, though there are chances for your child to be affected, it is unlikely. I have seen several patients with Wilson's with normal children. Best regards.
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