What should nurses be aware of with regard to prenatal genetic testing?
A) Integrated prenatal screening can determine risk of carrying a fetus with Down syndrome.
B) Carrier screening tests are used to look for gene mutations of people already showing symptoms of a disease.
C) Predisposition testing predicts with near certainty that symptoms will appear.
D) Presymptomatic testing is used to predict the likelihood of breast cancer.

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Integrated prenatal screening (blood test combined with ultrasound screening)is used to identify risk for the neural tube defect and the specific chromosome abnormality involved in Down syndrome.Carriers of some diseases such as sickle cell disease do not display symptoms.Predisposition testing determines susceptibility such as for breast cancer;presymptomatic testing indicates that,if the gene is present,symptoms are certain to appear.

What Should Nurses Be Aware of with Regard to Prenatal