The multiple marker screen is used to assess the fetus for which condition?

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The maternal serum level of alpha-fetoprotein is used to screen for trisomy 18 or 21 and neural tube defects.The quadruple marker test does not detect hernias.Additional testing,such as ultrasonography,would be required to diagnose diaphragmatic hernia.Congenital cardiac abnormality would most likely be identified during an ultrasound examination.

The Multiple Marker Screen Is Used to Assess the Fetus