Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2021
Genealogical analysis of a child with myotonic dystrophy determined that this disease is present in every generation, occurs equally frequent in the relatives of both genders, the risk of inheriting this disease is equal no matter which parent is affected. If one of the parents is heterozygous for this disease and the other parent is healthy, the risk of them giving birth to a sick child is 50%. What type of disease inheritance is it?
Answer options
- Autosomal recessive
- Y-linked
- X-linked dominant
- Autosomal dominant
- X-linked recessive
Correct answer
Autosomal dominant
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