A child is diagnosed with an X-linked dominant inheritance disorder. What should the nurse explain to the parents about this disorder?
A) It only affects male offspring.
B) It appears in every generation.
C) All children of the couple will be affected.
D) Diseases caused by this disorder are not life threatening.
B
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X-linked dominant inheritance disorders appear in every generation. The pattern of inheritance is through the X chromosome and affects female offspring. All children will not be affected. It is unclear if the diseases caused by this disorder are life threatening.
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