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ASD jab: Chinese scientists reach milestone in revolutionary gene therapy for autism (www.scmp.com)

submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev -5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If I'm not mistaken, this can already be detected before birth and the woman can have an abortion?

[–] rosymind@leminal.space 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You're thinking of downsyndrome, trisomy ...somenumber. You can test for chromosomal abnormalities, but people with autism are often genetically normal. Just like someone with ADHD.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You're right. Thanks for the correction.

[–] rosymind@leminal.space 1 points 11 months ago

You're welcome. Now I should correct myself, and say "chomasomally" normal because that's what those tests look for