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| | 03/22/04 - 02:22 PM  
 
   
 
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Two parents are carriers for an AD disease, which has a penetrance of 80%. What is the prob they'll produce a phenotypically normal kid?
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| usmleasr Forum Guru
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| | 03/22/04 - 02:55 PM  
 
   
 
|   #2 |
i think asmi asked this q already... ..anyway it is 40%.. becos 3/4 chance od having gene..multiplied by 80%penetrance :wink:
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| Bela Forum Guru

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| | 03/22/04 - 03:29 PM  
 
   
 
|   #3 |
oh sorry. haven't seen it. but yes, u're rite. i guess our q source is the same. 
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