This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Genetics, Subject name: Pathology
A 50-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus asks about the chances that his children will inherit this metabolic disorder. The patient is told that he has a genetic disease that shows which of the following patterns of inheritance? 
Select and explain. 
A. Autosomal dominant, B. Autosomal recessive, C. Multifactorial, D. X-linked dominant
C: Multifactorial
Answer: C: Multifactorial 
Explanation: Most of the common chronic disorders of adults represent multifactorial genetic diseases that tend to "run in families." Such maladies include diabetes, atherosclerosis, and many forms of cancer, arthritis, and hypertension. Fragile X syndrome and Duchenne-Becker muscular dystrophy are examples of X-linked recessive genetic diseases.Diagnosis: Diabetes mellitus