The parents of a 3-month-old infant with cystic fibrosis (CF) want to know how their child got this disease, because no one in either of their families has CF. What is the nurse's best response based on the understanding of CF?
a. Only one parent carries the CF gene.
b. Both parents are carriers of the CF gene.
c. The inheritance pattern is multifactorial.
d. The result is probably a genetic mutation.
ANS: B
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease. Both parents must be carriers of the CF gene for the child to have the disease.
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