The nurse is reviewing preconception questionnaires in charts. Which couple are the most likely candidates for preconceptual genetic counseling?
1. Wife is 30 years old, husband is 31 years old
2. Wife and husband are both 29 years old, first baby for husband, wife has a normal 4-year-old
3. Wife's family has a history of hemophilia
4. Single 32-year-old woman is using donor sperm
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Explanation: 3. For families in which the woman is a known or possible carrier of an X-linked disorder, such as hemophilia, the risk of having an affected male fetus is 25%.
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