can a female & male non identical twins have the same genetic disease?

Question

We have a case where 2 children twins (one female & one male) whom are non-identical and born to a rare case of respiratory depression. Most probably the cause if sedative (over does of anesthesia (opioids). The doctors are going now to consider genetic diseases. Can they have the same disease together? Is that possible in genetics? What is the possibility?

The twins age is 60 days today (15-4-2007). They were born on 15-2-2007. There is no family history of the same anywhere in our family or the mother family.

Answer 1

Sure it can happen! I have twins (a boy and a girl) and both have the same genetic condition. However, they both manifest the disease in totally different ways. My son has mostly physical characteristics of the disease, whereas my daughter has many of the mental and emotional aspects of the disease.

The odds of this happening are the same for any other siblings in the same family. Check with your geneticist for probabilities if it's really important to you.

Answer 2

Don't know the possibility of this happening but of course non-identical/fraternal twins if male and female so would be the same as any other siblings. If a genetic disease it usually only affects the male or female sex. Unless it was caused by something medicine (like over dose of anesthesia) or environmentally when you were in utero the mom was exposed to something.
Do you have other kids who had this or close relatives (nieces, nephews)who have had this?
I would get a lawyer.

Yes they both have the same parents but genetically to both have a rare disease and being the opposite sex is too of the charts. People need to go back to basic genetics and the Punnett square to see how rare this is.

Answer 3

I am curious as to why they are going to investigate genetics if they feel it was probably a sedative overdose? How old are the twins in question...?

Even fraternal twins share up to 50% of parental DNA, so I would say yes, genetics are possible. I have fraternal twins, and though I am not a twin myself, my sister and I both have the same genetic disease which we got in a direct line from our mother (Interstitial Cystitis). So yeah, it happens.

Answer 4

genetics have to do with the mother and father's DNA. Since the twins have the same mother and father, it is very likely that they would share the same genetic history. Just as it is possible for two children with the same mother and father but who are born years apart, to develop the same genetic disease.

Answer 5

Yes . I would say it is very possible because they STILL have both the same parents !! Heart disease , cancer, diabeties , etc . can be passed down in families from generation, to generation, without being siblings at all , so I don,t see why that would matter. For example : My grandma and aunt (her daughter ) both had breast cancer , cause it apparently " runs in the family " See what I mean ? I will pray for both of them as well as you and your family ! Good luck and God bless !!!

Answer 6

It's possible, but they have the same chance as any other pair of siblings because fraternal (dizygotic) twins didn't share an egg, and therefore don't have identical DNA.

Answer 7

it can happen between family members/sibiling . . you don't ahve to be twins . . .just share the same genetics . . they probly happen to both have it because it was int he blood and that ahve practicly the same blood.

Answer 8

sure can and many do.

sisters and brothers often do have the same problems.

Answer 9

good question