Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disease and two copies of the defective gene ( one inherited from each parent ) are required in order to be born with the disease .
An autosomal recessive disease means that the defective gene responsible for the disease is located on an autosome .
Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disease , which means that the defective gene responsible for the disease is located on an autosome , and two copies of the defective gene ( one inherited from each parent ) are required in order to be born with the disease .