In the United States, Most Newborns Undergo a Test for Primary

question 6

Multiple Choice

In the United States, most newborns undergo a test for primary congenital hypothyroidism, a condition where people are unable to produce enough thyroid hormone.Which of the following technologies can potentially facilitate the genetic screening of many newborns at higher efficiency and lower cost?

• A)chorionic villus sampling.
• B)whole-exome sequencing.
• C)amniocentesis.
• D)preimplantation genetic diagnosis.

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