Essentials Of Human Disease 2nd Edition by Leonard Crowley

Exercise 16

Which of the following conditions is NOT an indication for amniocentesis? A. A 25-year-old pregnant woman with no family history of a genetic disease or chromosome abnormality wants an amniocentesis to be sure that she has no unsuspected genetic or chromosomal abnormality that could affect her fetus.
B) History of a previous infant born with Down syndrome or other chromosomal abnormality.
C) The woman is known to be a carrier of a trans-location chromosome carrier, or one of her parents has a chromosome abnormality.
D) The woman has a risk of genetic disease that can be detected by fetal cell biochemical or DNA analysis.
E) Maternal screening blood tests indicate an increased risk of a fetal abnormality.