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Yes, diagnosis of disorders that manifest mostly as behavioral differences is hard. But even if we had complete genome information for all human beings on planet Earth, we still might have trouble with individual diagnosis. That's because identical (monozygotic) twins are often discordant for many kinds of diseases and disorders, including autism.


I meant wide genetic i.e. about the origin/cause and not narrow genetic, i.e. about the genes. And yes about Dx, not even talking about epigenetic...




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