Julie has pigmented spots and tumors on her skin and nervous system. It is determined the disease Julie has is autosomal dominant. Julie most likely has _____________.
A) hemophilia
B) neurofibromatosis
C) achondroplasia
D) Marfan syndrome
E) fragile-X syndrome

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The presence of pigmented spots and tumors on the skin and nervous system indicates neurofibromatosis, which is an autosomal dominant disorder. Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder that results in impaired blood clotting, achondroplasia is a genetic disorder that causes short-limbed dwarfism, Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder affecting the connective tissue, and fragile-X syndrome is an X-linked dominant disorder that causes intellectual disability.

Julie Has Pigmented Spots and Tumors on Her Skin and Nervous