An obstetrician knows that one of her patients is a pregnant woman whose fetus is at risk for a serious disorder that is detectable biochemically in fetal cells. The obstetrician would most reasonably offer which of the following procedures to her patient?

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Amniocentesis or CVS (chorionic villus sampling) can both detect biochemical abnormalities in fetal cells and allow for diagnosis of serious disorders in utero. Karyotyping of the woman's somatic cells and X-rays are not relevant for detecting fetal disorders, and blood transfusions would not be helpful in this situation.

An Obstetrician Knows That One of Her Patients Is a Pregnant