12 autistic children have the same sperm donor. Is autism related to genes?

Autism patients have different conditions, some are really related to genes, some are influenced by the environment, and some people even have unknown reasons.

Danielle Rizzo, from the United States, selected a near-perfect sperm donor at * * * Bank, but both her children were diagnosed with autism, and even her children were found. * * * There are 12 autistic children from the same sperm donor, and the problem is suspected to come from the father's inheritance. Stephen scherer, an autism expert at the University of Toronto, pointed out that there are indeed some high-risk autism genes. However, Wendy Chung, a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University, said that the situation of autistic people is different, some are indeed related to genes, some are influenced by the environment, and some are even unknown.

12 autistic children come from the same sperm donor.

According to Washington post, Danielle Rizzo and her partner * * * selected a sperm donor with the code name H898 through * * * Bank. "She is blonde, 6 feet 1 inch, weighs 240 pounds, looks smart and has a sense of accomplishment. She has a master's degree and is a medical photographer. Danielle Rizzo said that the eldest son behaved normally after birth, and they quickly chose the same sperm donor, and gave birth to the younger son after 14 months.

After that, the eldest son began to freak out, not looking into his mother's eyes, not responding to his name, not interacting with his peers, and turning the car upside down while playing with it. The youngest son began to have the same behavior at the age of two.

In order to take care of two autistic children, her marriage broke down, and then "one dozen two" made her lose her job and even her house. In the process of seeking treatment, she unexpectedly found that 12 autistic children were all from sperm donors with code name H898, all over Europe, the United States and Canada, and had various symptoms such as dyslexia, emotional disorder and epilepsy.

There are hundreds of environments and genes for autism, all of which are risk factors.

Danielle Rizzo went to Stephen scherer, an autism expert at the University of Toronto, and found that her child had two autism gene mutations, MBD 1 and SHANK 1. The other seven children also had these mutations, but Danielle Rizzo did not have these gene mutations. But this is only a preliminary experiment, and it is impossible to conclude that the problem stems from the sperm donor.

Stephen scherer pointed out that mutations related to autism do not necessarily lead to diseases directly, but only increase the risk of diseases, but there are a few high-risk genes, which are estimated to affect 5- 10% of autism.

At present, there are more than 100 genes related to autism, and other risk factors include elderly fathers or diseases during pregnancy. Wendy Chung, a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University, said that patients with autism have different conditions, some are indeed related to genes, some are influenced by the environment, and some even have unknown reasons.

Autism has a wide range, and a few patients have a successful career.

In fact, autism is not a disease, but a series of symptoms, characterized by social difficulties and repetitive behavior. Some people don't like to talk and need to be taken care of by others, but some people, such as Tian Kaozhi, the creator of Bao Ke Meng, are very successful in society. In recent years, some movements constantly challenge the view that autism is not a disease, on the contrary, it can increase the diversity of human society.

Danielle Rizzo said that she loves her children and finds many simple pleasures in getting along with them. A few days ago, she accepted the compensation of $250,000 from * * Bank and ended the lawsuit. She needs money to provide more care and social skills therapy for her children. But she will push for more supervision of banks. Washington post pointed out that most fertility clinics tested hundreds of genetic diseases, but did not detect autism.