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Recent content by CosmicVenus

  1. CosmicVenus

    Autism Genetics Study

    I think you’re misunderstanding my project. I’m not attempting to cure autism in any way. The “treatment” I refer to includes therapy, accommodations in school, etc. I wouldn’t cure my autism either, that isn’t what I’m trying to do.
  2. CosmicVenus

    Autism Genetics Study

    Thank you so much! I was actually looking into this near the beginning of my research, it's such an interesting resource!
  3. CosmicVenus

    Autism Genetics Study

    Yeah, that's something that we focused on in class. It's been reviewed by my school's IRB committee so I think everything's ok. I have drafted consent and HIPAA forms that explain my project more thoroughly than this post. Thank you for your feedback though!
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    Autism Genetics Study

    My project isn't meant to harm people, I am only looking at the way genes other scientists have identified as autism culprit genes interact and affect the expression of known autism traits. Research like this could be used to diagnose people earlier using genetic counseling and allow for...
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    Autism Genetics Study

    Hi everyone, I'm a senior in high school at a private school in Roanoke, Texas. Currently, I'm in the AP Research course and I've decided to do my project on the genetics of autism, specifically how mutations in certain autism candidate genes affect the expression of symptoms. I'm looking for...
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