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NBME 4 Q Explain please - matchin2008
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04-22-2008, 07:10 AM
a couple without children seek genetic counseling for the husband's 2 brothers die in their 13s of Duchenne mscular dystrophy. which best descirbes the husband's risk of being a carrier?
a: 0 b:1/4 c: 1/2 d 3/4
04-22-2008, 07:53 AM
Zero. Its an Xlinked disease. If he had it (the father) he would have been dead. Remember there is no carrier state in men. Either you have it or not.
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