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A child is diagnosed with sickle cell disease. The parents are unsure how their child contracted the disease. Which explanation by the nurse is the most appropriate?
 
  1. Both the mother and the father have the sickle cell trait.
  2. The mother has the trait, but the father doesn't.
  3. The father has the trait, but the mother doesn't.
  4. The mother has sickle cell disease, but the father doesn't have the disease or the trait.
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Rationale: Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive disorder; both parents must have the trait in order for a child to have the disease.
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