]> 2026-07-31T09:41:20+00:00 WBR0244 0 en Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked recessive genetic disease. Phenylketonuria Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive disease. Hypophosphatemic rickets Hypophosphatemic rickets is an X-linked dominant disorder. Multiple endocrine neoplasia Mltiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes (Types 1, 2A, and 2B) are autosomal dominant diseases. Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers is a disease with a mitochondrial pattern of inheritance. Genetics A 19-year-old man is referred for poor vision following annual school vision testing. Visual acuity testing reveals 20/30 vision in the left eye and 20/400 vision in the right eye with a centrocecal scotoma, and the patient was prescribed corrective lenses. Three weeks later, the patient returns complaining that his corrective lenses no longer allow him to see properly. Reassessment of his visual acuity demonstrates 20/80 vision in the left eye and near total blindness in the right eye. Fundoscopic examination reveals tortuous and dilated retinal blood vessels with a crowded and swollen nerve fiber layer. Head MRI is negative for an intracranial mass. The physician informs the patient that he will most likely become completely blind over the next several months. Which disease also shares the same mode of inheritance as the patient's condition? E General Principles 2020-10-27T23:53:27Z 2459150.4954514 WBR0244