NCLEX Immune System Questions

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The client newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) states, 'I don't understand how I got multiple sclerosis. Is it genetic?' On which statement should the nurse base the response?

A. Genetics may play a role in susceptibility to MS, but the disease may be caused by a virus.

B. There is no evidence suggesting there is any chromosomal involvement in developing MS.

C. Multiple sclerosis is caused by a recessive gene, so both parents had to have the gene for the client to get MS.

D. Multiple sclerosis is caused by an autosomal dominant gene on the Y chromosome, so only fathers can pass it on.

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