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Hugh_Lebowski

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1. I'm not an expert on this stuff mind you but two things jump quickly to mind

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 10:19 PM

Nov 2022

"The children's tissues have been sequenced, but not that of the children's father"

That lack of the sequencing for the father seems like a rather critical piece of missing info.

Unless this problem is known (or at least thought) to be 100% maternal in terms of how it's passed, you really need to know that piece.

And then there's the question ... are these her only 4 children?

Does she have others that have lived?

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Did a genetic mutation lead to a woman being convicted of murdering her four children? [View all] NNadir Nov 2022 OP

I'm not an expert on this stuff mind you but two things jump quickly to mind Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #1

Some mutant genes are dominant. NNadir Nov 2022 #3

Given the totality of what you explained, I'd be quite a bit more amenable to the idea that it was Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #4

The jury, based on tainted (or a lack of) evidence seems to have agreed with you. Were I on... NNadir Nov 2022 #5

Thanks NNadir. I appreciate what a thoughtful, logical, and well-educated person you are. Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #6

Thank you for your kind words. It was indeed a good week, and hopefully next week will be... NNadir Nov 2022 #7

Huntington's is dominant and children have a 50% chance of getting it from the affected parent. NH Ethylene Nov 2022 #8

What a horribly sad story. She loses 4 children and goes to prison. ratchiweenie Nov 2022 #2

I'm surprised she was convicted with no direct evidence that indicated murder. NH Ethylene Nov 2022 #9