Mary and Jim are expecting a child and prenatal diagnostic procedures have confirmed that the fetus has _____,a neural tube disorder that causes brain and spine abnormalities.Their physician has explained that this gene-linked abnormality could be treated with corrective surgery at birth,orthopedic devices,and physical or medical therapy.
A)spina bifida
B)Tay-Sachs disease
C)phenylketonuria
D)Huntington's disease

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Spina bifida is a neural tube disorder that causes brain and spine abnormalities. It is treatable with corrective surgery at birth,orthopedic devices, and physical or medical therapy. The other options (Tay-Sachs disease, Phenylketonuria, and Huntington's disease) are genetic disorders but do not involve neural tube defects and are not treatable with corrective surgery or orthopedic devices.

Mary and Jim Are Expecting a Child and Prenatal Diagnostic