Why get Karyotype? Re: fragile X?

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I read that only some translocations are hereditary. I hope I didn't imply they

all were.

Is his down syndrome different since the duplicated 21 is elsewhere?

http://thekitchenexperiments.blogspot.com/

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> > > > > > > > Oh and we also have the pictures of his chromosomes and sure

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> > > > > > > > three- very weird feeling to look at that piece of paper

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> > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 6:05 PM

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> > > > > > > > Anyone get sent for testing after receiving Autism Dx? Our nurse

> > > > > > > > practitioner will be sending my son for genetic counseling if

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> > > > > > > > are autism. He never had a karyotype at a baby. we don't even

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