Jay Gargus, “Autism: A Genetic Perspective” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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How to Detect Mutations in a Trio and a Kit
All states do newborn screening programmes, where the kids get a heel stick. They put it on filter paper they mail to the state lab. Now use technique called tandama spectrometry which looks at metabolites. And look for things that cause these rare diseases that are profoundly damaging but can have an intervention on to let the baby have a nor normal life. The legislature loves this, because for every dollar they spend on born screening, they earn forty dollars in benefits.
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