A 22-year-old man enters the clinic with a wide-stepping gait, muscle wasting, myotonia, and bilateral cataracts. His father, who is 55, currently suffers from similar symptoms, which began about 5 years ago. His father's sister also exhibits similar symptoms; hers also began in her 50s. The patient's mother exhibits none of these symptoms. What is the inheritance pattern of this patient's most likely disease?

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Hematology

Hematology is the branch of biology. Hematology is the medical field that deals with the treatment of blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematologists and hematopathologists are medical professionals who specialize in illnesses of the blood and its components.