Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome Has Recently Been Accomplished

question 42

Multiple Choice

Non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome has recently been accomplished using

• A) fetal cell analysis in the mother's blood.
• B) amniocentesis.
• C) saliva samples from the mother.
• D) chorionic villus sampling.
• E) free fetal DNA analysis.

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