Guest guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I find this genetic testing interesting (below) what is it all about and how does one go about it. >>This is standard NHS stuff Gillian - I had amnio's with all three of my boys because I didn't start having babies till I was 36 - thats how we know about Sam's 47XYY. Its not an inherited chromosome disorder - its a 'blip' as they called it. At least 1:850 boys are 47XYY, most are not Dx, I suspect the number is higher than this and without exception, all the parents of 47XYY boys I have been in contact with are describing ASD behaviours. I believe being 'extra' male enhances your risk of heavy metal toxcity which of course increases risk of ASD Mandi x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 How do you ask for this test on the NHS and what do you have to "say" to get it done? Whats the proper name for the test? >>I guess they would only do it if they were suspecting genetic issues, I know loads of folks that kids are tested for Fragile X - it must be the same sort of test. They took blood from and his parents to add to a database of results on paternal line for XYY boys, so you must be able to do it by blood. Indicators of possible XYY would be slow to talk, slow to walk, 'hard to rear', much bigger than peers. Knowing doesn't help anybody much except to explain a few things. Initially things were put down to Sams extra Y when they had nothing to do with it - I had to educate the Consultant Paed about XYY as she was talking out of her ****side when we were referred for developmental delay. At first I was horrifed that all my information had been wrong so I rang and asked her for references about what she was saying then she says, oh parents know more about these things - grhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Mandi x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 How do you ask for this test on the NHS and what do you have to " say " to get it done? Whats the proper name for the test? > > > In a message dated 06/03/2007 08:19:10 GMT Standard Time, > editorial.hillbury@... writes: > > I find this genetic testing interesting (below) what is it all about and how > does one go about it. > > > > >>This is standard NHS stuff Gillian - I had amnio's with all three of my > boys because I didn't start having babies till I was 36 - thats how we know > about Sam's 47XYY. Its not an inherited chromosome disorder - its a 'blip' as > they called it. > > At least 1:850 boys are 47XYY, most are not Dx, I suspect the number is > higher than this and without exception, all the parents of 47XYY boys I have been > in contact with are describing ASD behaviours. > > I believe being 'extra' male enhances your risk of heavy metal toxcity which > of course increases risk of ASD > > Mandi x > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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