Batten Disease Prognosis and Hope for a Treatment

5. Genetics

Batten disease is considered an autosomal recessive disease, which means that children who have it inherit a defective gene from both parents. People who only have one copy of the defective gene do not develop the disease, but they are carriers. When two people who are carriers have a baby, there is a one in four chance that the child will develop Batten disease. The biggest risk factors for Batten disease are a parent with the disease or one who is a carrier.