Fragile X Syndrome: Causation and Term Paper

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Additionally, such programs can be "driven by economic and entrepreneurial interests. It was supported by a private biotechnology firm, justified by economic concerns about health care costs, and encouraged by the interests of a university research and development program" (Nelkin 1996: 540). However, parents supported the program and were in fact instrumental in organizing it, partially because they hoped the more information they had about their child's difficulties the better, because they desired to help future suffers, and because they hoped to prevent passing on the mutation to future generations (Nelkin 540).

Furthermore, when Fragile X is identified, however, some researchers argue, it can clarify research about other areas.

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For example, it can identify the cause of some cases autism, and make studies that look for non-Fragile X, genetically-related conditions that cause autism more instructive (Hertz-Picciotto et al. 1120). Knowing the source of a child's status as a Fragile X syndrome baby may be of limited value at present to teachers or to the child, but for succeeding generations of the child's family, and scientific researchers, possessing this information, if willingly given may indeed be valuable.

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