The Tip of the Legal Iceberg, Folks
May 14, 2009
Type size: - + Login or register to post comments Email Print RSS Feed Here's a lawsuit raising interesting questions in the field of personal genomics. Kamel at BayBlab talks about the case of a girl born with Fragile X syndrome who "is suing a sperm bank after genetic tests showed the genetic condition was carried on the father's X chromosome," he writes. "In this age of personal genomes and genetic testing, how much responsibility does a sperm bank have to screen for genetic disorders with every available test?" The outcome of the case will likely have direct legal consequences as genetic screening becomes more and more commonplace, he adds.

Women Are the Carriers of the Fragile X Gene Which Orginated With A Carrier Mother or An Older Father, Women Should Be Tested For Fragile X

A woman with a brother with Fragile X should be tested because she has a 50% chance of carrying the Fragile X gene. Older fathers carry mutations in their DNA and pass them on to their Daughters and Their Sons. There is a Male Biological Clock and autism could be prevented by understanding the risk factors.

The research showing treatment for Fragile X is very deceptive and the public needs to educate itself because 50 years have gone by and all the massive evidence of the robust role that DNA mutations in sperm stem cells/sperm and most genetic disorders is not reported to the public and spun in the direction of promoting older dads as virile and glamorous.

Examples of X-linked conditions associated with increased maternal grandfather's age include fragile X, hemophilia A (factor VIII deficiency), hemophilia B (factor IX deficiency), Duchenne muscular dystrophy, incontinentia pigmenti, Hunter syndrome, Bruton-type agammaglobulinemia, and retinitis pigmentosa.