A patient with several adult-onset endocrine disorders is concerned that his children may develop similar problems as they grow older. Which information should the nurse provide?. Select all that apply.
A) "Endocrine disorders are not known to be genetically transmitted."
B) "The tendency toward development of some endocrine disorders seems to cluster in families."
C) "It is too late to worry about that now, so we just need to be certain your children are well taken care of as adults."
D) "The current thinking is that it takes both a genetic tendency and environmental influences to cause some endocrine disorders."
E) "Some of these disorders seem to be autoimmune in nature, so genetics is not a factor."
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