06-26-2006, 03:57 PM
From a study being funded by Autism Speaks:
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The researchers will undertake epigenetic studies of DNA in blood samples from 30 pairs of monozygotic twins, who share the same DNA but have different levels of disease severity. They will look for epigenetic (chemical) changes in DNA that differ in the more severely affected, compared to less severely affected, twin in each pair. They then will confirm these chemical changes using a quantitative method for measuring them at the level of an individual gene. If they are able to identify specific epigenetic alterations that occur in autism, the research will open new avenues for diagnosis and treatment, such as identifying carriers of the epigenetic trait, prenatal testing, and devising new types of treatment for this inherently reversible chemical alteration.
Apparently they want to develop a prenatal test to identify "more severely affected" autistic babies, however that might be defined. Maybe they expect less opposition if they go that route, rather than trying to kill off the entire autistic population. (Which would of course come next.)
http://w ww.autismspeaks.org/dana_grants_2006.php (broken link)
The article compares this research to the genetic research on Rett syndrome, and we all know where that went. The only people providing "new treatment" are at the abortion clinics. :evil: