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Paediatric Chromosomal
My 3 and a half year old son is moderate autistic. We are currently
offering him occupational therapy and behaviour therapy. One of the family friend who happens to be a doctor has mentioned something about chromosomal abnormality test. Not sure exactly what that means. Could you elaborate the reason for this test and whom to consult for this type of request.
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Dr. C P Ravi Kumar
Pediatric Neurologist
23 yrs exp
Bangalore
Chromosomes are genetic make up of our cell which basically controls everything in our body. Chromosomes contain genes which carries or codes information about specific structures or functions.
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You should consult a Geneticist.
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The lab that does the tests is very important, if not done well, you can end up getting a false positive or a false negative answer.
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