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The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Diagnosed with Oculocutaneous

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The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with oculocutaneous albinism. What does the nurse understand this health problem to be?


A) hypopigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes as a result of an inability to synthesize melanin
B) disorder characterized by elevated scars and a familial tendency that is found more commonly in African Americans
C) sudden appearance of white patches on the skin, with a familial tendency
D) autosomal-dominant inheritance disorder that causes hyperpigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes

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