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alphacent
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29 Mar 2008, 12:17 pm

I have seen several scientific articles linking the presence of short alleles of the 5-HTT serotonin transporter gene to anxiety disorders such as depression, paranoia, SAD, as well as to autism (and AS). I am wondering if anyone knows of any molecular biologists who are actually testing people for these "short alleles." Certainly in today's world of modern medicine, such a test should be possible.
There are other genes, as well, that supposedly make one more susceptible to having AS. Are any researchers actually testing Aspies for these genes?



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29 Mar 2008, 2:13 pm

alphacent wrote:
I have seen several scientific articles linking the presence of short alleles of the 5-HTT serotonin transporter gene to anxiety disorders such as depression, paranoia, SAD, as well as to autism (and AS). I am wondering if anyone knows of any molecular biologists who are actually testing people for these "short alleles." Certainly in today's world of modern medicine, such a test should be possible.
There are other genes, as well, that supposedly make one more susceptible to having AS. Are any researchers actually testing Aspies for these genes?


A company in France: Integra Gen is in clinical trials for one: http://www.integragen.com/Autism.673.0.html