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callmepinocchio t1_istlhn6 wrote

Reply to comment by Rocketboy1313 in Newly published research is the first to show that stillbirth can be inherited and tends to be passed down through male members of the family. That risk preferentially comes from the mother’s or father’s male relatives—their brothers, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or male cousins. by MistWeaver80

It even claims a woman can inherit it from her brother

EDIT: that's not what it says, but it sure sounds like it on first reading.

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rsc2 t1_isvnwi9 wrote

I read it three times and it still sounds like it to me.

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callmepinocchio t1_isx5i22 wrote

They mean that if a woman has a genetic disposition to stillbirth, her male relatives probably carry it too.

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rsc2 t1_iszdt87 wrote

I get that, but that's not what the title says.

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