A client diagnosed with type I osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) has no family history for the disorder. Which should you consider as a reason for the client to have this genetic disease?

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Clients with OI type I who have no family history of the disorder were either previously misdiagnosed or developed the disorder through sporadic mutations. If the disorder was inherited through an X-linked, autosomal recessive, or autosomal dominant trait, someone in the client's family would have or had the disorder.

A Client Diagnosed with Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) Has