Saturday Genetics Quiz #40: Prenatal Genetic Testing
This week’s hot button topic was all about prenatal testing so I’ll just round out the discussion with this week’s genetics quiz question:
What genetic disorders does prenatal genetic testing detect?
Answer:
From Baylor College of Medicine:
- Down syndrome
- Trisomy 13
- Trisomy 18
- Sex chromosomal abnormalities
- Other rare genetic disorders resulting in mental retardation and/or physical problems
For a complete list of diseases detectable using prenatal chromosomal microarray analysis, see this reference table (pdf).
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