Q&A: I want to know if autism can be detected in Amnio.

by Dr. Aubrey Milunsky

Is it possible to detect autism through amniocentisis?

Typical autism undoubtedly has a significant genetic basis. It is likely that multiple genes are involved, but the precise recognition has remained hard to pinpoint. Prenatal diagnosis requires prior and precise recognition of the genetic mutation in question. Therefore prenatal genetic studies for autism are not yet possible.

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