Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2009
Prophylactic medical examination of a 7-year-old boy revealed that the boy had Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (only boys can be affected). His parents are healthy but his grandfather by his mother's side has the same diagnosis. What is the type of disease inheritance?
Answer options
- Recessive, sex-linked
- Autosomally recessive
- Semidominance
- Dominant, sex-linked
- Autosomally dominant
Correct answer
Recessive, sex-linked
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