The same is true of tests for the genes that strongly predispose women to breast cancer. As genetics advances, more such late-onset conditions will become detectable prenatally.
但德国的新法案却将这种测试定为非法罪行，而对某种极可能导致妇女乳癌的基因的检测也在禁止之列。随着基因技术进一步发展，更多这类后天疾病都可能在出生以前就被检测出来。