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A patient tells the nurse that many of her family members have a type of anemia that is genetic. The nurse realizes that this patient will do which of the following?
1. develop the disease only if there is a mutation in the gene
2. develop the same type of anemia
3. die from the anemia
4. develop the disease only if the gene translocates
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11 years ago
1 -- All humans have essentially the same 20,000 to 25,000 genes; it is the mutation or polymorphism in the gene, not translocation nor the gene itself, which predisposes some individuals for disease. The patient may or may not develop or die from anemia.
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