The nurse is developing and assessing a family pedigree to find if there is a need for referral to specialized genetic counseling. Which findings would indicate a need for this referral?
Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
◦ A clear autosomal pattern of inheritance for a disease is evident.
◦ A family member in the current generation developed colon cancer at age 28.
◦ One family member developed Alzheimer disease at age 78, another at age 82.
◦ Two male family members died of myocardial infarction in their 60s.
◦ As information for the pedigree was being collected, a family member asked if they were at high risk for developing macular degeneration.
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