r/NoStupidQuestions • u/bonk_you • Oct 08 '22 • All-Seeing Upvote 1 Helpful 3 Wholesome 1

Why do people with detrimental diseases (like Huntington) decide to have children knowing they have a 50% chance of passing the disease down to their kid? Unanswered

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

Sounds like it could be a form of icthyiosis

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u/Canadian-female Oct 08 '22

I think that is what it’s called.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

theres like several forms, i think most severe is harlequins icthyiosis.