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A 28-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man present for genetic counseling. Both are white and have one sibling affected with cystic fibrosis. The most appropriate method to assess the risk of transmitting cystic fibrosis to a potential child would be
(A) biochemical testing
(B) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
(C) karyotype analysis
(D) polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
(E) Western blot analysis
A 28-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man present for genetic counseling. Both are white and have one sibling affected with cystic fibrosis. The most appropriate method to assess the risk of transmitting cystic fibrosis to a potential child would be
(A) biochemical testing
(B) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
(C) karyotype analysis
(D) polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
(E) Western blot analysis
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