A client with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)asks whether his children could develop this disease.Which is the nurse's best response?

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ADPKD is transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait and therefore is not gender specific.Children whose parents have the autosomal dominant form of PKD have a 50% chance of inheriting the gene that causes the disease.

A Client with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)asks Whether