A young man has adrenoleukodystrophy. in reviewing his family history, you notice uncles, grandfathers, and other males on his mother's side of the family who have the disease but no females. his father's side of the family has no history of the disease. what is the most likely pattern of inheritance

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Juliet Riddle

28 December, 08:42

A young man has adrenoleukodystrophy. in reviewing his family history, you notice uncles, grandfathers, and other males on his mother's side of the family who have the disease but no females. his father's side of the family has no history of the disease. what is the most likely pattern of inheritance

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Chloe Curtis · Answer 1

The most likely pattern of inheritance is X - linked recessive. This is a proximal disorder and it is caused by defects of ATP-binding. Around 45 percent of a patient is around with adrenomyeloneuropathy.

The ten percent of the male who is affected, it is the only manifestation which is where adrenal insufficiency. Heterozygous females at their old age are when they developeAMN-like syndrome