A 28-Year-Old African American Man Is Given Prophylactic Medications and Vaccinations

A 28-year-old African American man is given prophylactic medications and vaccinations before a business trip to Africa.  Five days later, he comes to the emergency department due to jaundice and dark urine.  Laboratory results are as follows: A peripheral smear shows red blood cells with dark inclusions when stained with supravital stain.  This patient's condition most likely has which of the following inheritance patterns?

A) Autosomal dominant inheritance
B) Autosomal recessive inheritance
C) Mitochondrial inheritance
D) X-linked dominant inheritance
E) X-linked recessive inheritance

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