The parents of a school-age child are concerned because the child experiences a fracture every 2 to 3 months for no apparent reason. Which should the nurse explain about genetic testing for osteogenesis imperfecta?
A) It predicts the frequency of bone fractures.
B) It checks for mutations in the genes that code for collage proteins.
C) It determines when the child will outgrow the frequency of fractures.
D) It analyzes the order of chromosomes to determine if a gene is missing.
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