Darren returns from meeting with the genetic counsellor but still doesn’t understand what she told him. How could you help Darren understand what is going on in his family?
b. Donna and Darren have three children . Darren’s father has hypercholesterolemia, which is transmitted in an autosomal dominant pattern. Darren gets his cholesterol levels checked frequently, and they have remained within normal limits; however, two of Donna and Darren’s three children have high plasma levels of total and LDL cholesterol. Darren doesn’t understand why […]