23rd August 2024

A 60-year-old patient attends her annual outpatient appointment with her 30-year-old daughter

A 60-year-old patient attends her annual outpatient appointment with her 30-year-old daughter. The patient was first referred 3 years ago due to jerking and twitching movements in her arms and legs. Her daughter reports today that the patient is becoming increasingly labile in mood with intermittent explosive outbursts. She reports her maternal grandfather had similar outbursts in the years before he died. The daughter has children of her own and is worried about the risk of developing a similar illness herself and passing it on to her children. What is the inheritance pattern of the patient’s condition?

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