A Person Who Is Worried That He May Have Inherited

question 23

Multiple Choice

A person who is worried that he may have inherited the gene mutation for Huntington disease is told that he has the "wild-type" form of this gene. What is thebestinterpretation of this finding?

• A)His gene for Huntington disease (HD) has more "hot spots" for mutations than the general population.
• B)His Huntington disease has unusual mutations of unknown significance.
• C)His Huntington disease gene is considered normal.
• D)He has no Huntington disease gene.

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