OmegaMan

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[โ€“] OmegaMan@lemmings.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Isn't twin discordance only referring to different weights/sizes at birth?

[โ€“] OmegaMan@lemmings.world 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

We know it's HEAVILY influence by genetics, but there seems to be some other component as well. That unknown piece, from what I understand, has not been discovered.

In identical twins (same DNA,) If one twin has ASD, the other only has it 96% of the time. If it was purely genetic, this should be 100%.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/severity-autism-symptoms-varies-greatly-among-identical-twins