An Advantage of Prenatal Diagnosis by Genotypic Analysis for Hemophilia

question 21

Multiple Choice

An advantage of prenatal diagnosis by genotypic analysis for hemophilia over phenotypic analysis is:

• A) ABO blood type does not affect the analysis
• B) A chorionic villus biopsy can be tested at 4 weeks gestation
• C) Direct DNA diagnosis is available for all families
• D) It can be done as a point-of-care test

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Definitions:

Psychogenic Treatment

Therapy focused on psychological factors rather than physical causes, often used for conditions stemming from mental or emotional stressors.

Josef Breuer

An Austrian physician whose work in the 1880s with patient Anna O. led to the development of psychoanalysis.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Hypnotism

The practice of inducing a trance-like state in which a person is more susceptible to suggestion.