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9 Hous. J. Health L. & Pol'y 203 (2008)
Genetic Testing for Autism Predisposition: Ethical, Legal and Social Challenges

handle is hein.journals/hhpol9 and id is 213 raw text is: 9 Hous. J. HEALTH L. & POL'Y 203-35 203 Copyright © 2009 Gary E. Marchant & Jason S. Robert, Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy. ISSN 1534-7907 GENETIC TESTING FOR AUTISM PREDISPOSITION: ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES Gary E. Marchant and Jason S. Robert* I. IN TRO D U CTIO N ...................................................................................... 204 II. BRIEF OVERVIEW OF AUTISM AND AUTISM GENETICS ....................... 206 A. Autism Diagnosis and Treatment ........................................ 206 B. Causes and Genetics of Autism ............................................ 211 III. GENETICS AND THE CONTROVERSY OVER AUTISM CAUSATION ..... 215 IV. ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE USE OF AUTISM GENETIC M ARKERS .......................................................... 219 A. Genetic Research Regarding Autism ................................... 219 B. Genetics and the Diagnosis of Autism ................................. 221 C. Genetics and Disease Classification ..................................... 224 D. Using Genetics to Tailor Autism Treatment and T h erap y .................................................................................. 225 E. Neonatal Genetic Screening for Autism .............................. 227 F. Prenatal Testing/ Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis * Gary E. Marchant is the Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law and Ethics at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and is Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology at ASU. Jason S. Robert is the Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics in Biotechnology and Medicine in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and is Director of the Bioethics, Policy, and Law Program in the Center for Biology and Society. He is also Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences at The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University. The authors appreciate the research assistance of Brian Harel and Lynda Pope.

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