Your patient finds out they carry an allele for cystic fibro…
Your patient finds out they carry an allele for cystic fibrosis. You explain to them that if they have a child with a person who also has an allele for cystic fibrosis there is a 25% chance their child will have cystic fibrosis. What phenomenon are you explaining to your patient?
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A 52 year-old male presents to the ED with ascending leg weakness that has progressed over the past week after he had an upper respiratory illness. He is areflexic in his lower extremities. You suspect he may have an Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy like Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Before starting treatment, you want to confirm the diagnosis. Which test is most appropriate?
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