A male patient with hemophilia asks the nurse if his children will be hemophiliacs. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
a. "All of your children will be at risk for hemophilia."
b. "Hemophilia is a multifactorial inherited condition."
c. "Only your male children are at risk for hemophilia."
d. "Your female children will be carriers for hemophilia."
ANS: D
Because hemophilia is caused by a mutation of the X chromosome, all female children of a man with hemophilia are carriers of the disorder and can transmit the mutated gene to their offspring. Sons of a man with hemophilia will not have the disorder. Hemophilia is caused by a single genetic mutation and is not a multifactorial inherited condition.
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