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A 21 year old male died suddenly while playing football.He has a family history of sudden cardiac death of his uncle.What is the mode of inheritence of this disease

1.X-linked dominant

2.X linked recessive

3.Autosomal dominant

4.Autosomal recessive

5. Multifactorial


  #2

3=HOCM

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  #3

Correct.

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  #4

drms wrote:
3=HOCM


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  #5

Yes, HOCM is tipically inherited in autosomic dominant fashion-----------> 3


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  #6

Yep, AD mode of inheritance.


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