Male adolescent with cystic fibrosis

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A male adolescent with cystic fibrosis (CF) whose parents are both carriers of the disease asks the nurse, "When I have children, could they have cystic fibrosis like me?" On which information regarding men with CF would the nurse base the response? Generally they have a 50% chance of having children with the disease. Usually they are unable to father children without assisted fertility interventions. They have a 25% chance of having children with the disease They do not pass this disease to their children because it is carried on the female sex chromosome.

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