Prenatal Screening
About the Lecture
The lecture Prenatal Screening by Georgina Cornwall, PhD is from the course Population Genetics.
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following is the most sensitive noninvasive prenatal screening test for Down syndrome?
- Cell-free DNA testing
- Fetal villus sampling
- Targeted ultrasound
- Amniocentesis
- Quadruple test
Which of the following changes in maternal serum markers may indicate Down syndrome in the fetus?
- Reduced alpha-fetoprotein, elevated human chorionic gonadotropin
- Elevated alpha-fetoprotein, reduced human chorionic gonadotropin
- Reduced alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin
- Elevated alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin
- Maternal serum markers for Down syndrome in the fetus do not include alpha-fetoprotein or human chorionic gonadotropin.
High levels of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein may indicate which of the following conditions in the fetus?
- Spina bifida
- Down syndrome
- Alpert syndrome
- Treacher Collins syndrome
- Trisomy 18
Which diagnostic tool is most commonly utilized to visualize fetal neural tube defects?
- Ultrasound
- Radiography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Computed tomography scan
- Fetal villus sampling
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Author of lecture Prenatal Screening
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
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