A couple are referred for genetic counselling. Both parents are carriers of a faulty gene PEX1; possession of two abnormal copies of this gene leads to death in infancy. They have lost two children who both died in the first 2 years of life. They have one healthy daughter, who is 3 years of age. What is the risk that their daughter is a carrier?


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