Researchers have developed a novel blood test for pregnant mothers that can, with nearly 90 per cent accuracy rate, predict the probability of having a child that will be diagnosed with autism.<\/p>\n
According to studies, if a mother has previously had a child with autism, the risk of having a second child with the developmental disorder is approximately 18.7 per cent, whereas the risk in the general population is approximately 1.7 per cent.<\/p>\n
In the study, led by Juergen Hahn, Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, metabolites of the folate-dependent transmethylation and transsulfuration biochemical pathways of pregnant mothers were measured to determine whether or not the risk of having a child with autism could be predicted by her metabolic profile.<\/p>\n
Pregnant mothers who have had a child with autism before were separated into two groups based on the diagnosis of their child whether the child had autism or not.<\/p>\n
Then these mothers were compared to a group of control mothers who have not had a child with autism before.<\/p>\n
The results, appearing in the journal Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, showed that while it is not possible to determine during a pregnancy if a child will be diagnosed with autism by age 3, they did find that differences in the plasma metabolites are indicative of the relative risk for having a child with autism.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are exciting results as they hint at differences in some metabolic processes that potentially play a role in increasing the risk of having a child with autism,\u201d Hahn said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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