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A Nurse Working in a Diabetes Clinic Is Planning a Community

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A nurse working in a diabetes clinic is planning a community program regarding the disease,particularly its known risk factors.Which information should the nurse include regarding genetic contribution to this disease?


A) Only about 12 genes have been linked to a higher risk for diabetes.
B) Diabetes risk genes are responsible for only about 10% of the risk of inheriting this disease.
C) An increased risk for developing diabetes is likely due to the interaction among many genes.
D) Inheritance is only one of the factors associated with increased risk for developing diabetes.
E) The environment may cause changes in some genes that make the development of diabetes more likely.

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