Multiple choice

A pregnant woman is known to be at risk for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and requests a genetic test to determine if she has inherited the mutation from his affected mother. At the time of testing, she is asymptomatic, but the condition displays age-dependent penetrance. Which of the following types of genetic testing method illustrate the woman's condition?

  1. Pharmacogenetic testing

  2. Predisposition testing

  3. Presymptomatic testing

  4. Diagnostic testing

  5. Predictive testing
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Explanation

Presymptomatic testing involves determining whether an individual has inherited a gene mutation that exhibits age-dependent penetrance.

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