What Should Nurses Be Aware of with Regard to Prenatal

question 25

Multiple Choice

What should nurses be aware of with regard to prenatal genetic testing?

• A) Integrated prenatal screening can determine risk of carrying a fetus with Down syndrome.
• B) Carrier screening tests are used to look for gene mutations of people already showing symptoms of a disease.
• C) Predisposition testing predicts with near certainty that symptoms will appear.
• D) Presymptomatic testing is used to predict the likelihood of breast cancer.

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