A female patient comes to the clinic with a family health history pedigree as shown in Figure 16-1
The patient wants to know whether she is at risk for a genetic disorder that shows up in the pedigree.
The best response by the genetics nurse is:
a. "Definitely. As you see, two women have died from the disease."
b. "Maybe. You have three close female relatives who are affected."
c. "No. It appears that this disease seems to affect only the men in your family."
d. "This pedigree is not detailed or lengthy enough to be helpful."
C
As shown in Figure 16-1, only males are affected by this disease, so the female patient is not likely to develop it.
No women seem to have died from this disease.
No women seem to be affected by this disease.
Three generations should be detailed enough to provide useful information.
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