Comments on: Wrong Diagnosis Prompts Doctors To Question If Genetic Disorder Is Widespread http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/12/08/wrong-diagnosis/6395/ Developmental Disability News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: CtyExaminer http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/12/08/wrong-diagnosis/6395/comment-page-1/#comment-915 CtyExaminer Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:48:33 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=6395#comment-915 commentary and observation: GAMT deficiency sounds very similar to Rett Syndrome. So much so that I will encourage some friends I know whose daughter does not test affected by RTT to seek out testing for GAMT. Thank you for this information. Inaccurate diagnosis is a tragic occurrence and thankfully this child was spared the terrible ramification of such a mistake. Keep up the good work on innovative topics! commentary and observation: GAMT deficiency sounds very similar to Rett Syndrome. So much so that I will encourage some friends I know whose daughter does not test affected by RTT to seek out testing for GAMT. Thank you for this information. Inaccurate diagnosis is a tragic occurrence and thankfully this child was spared the terrible ramification of such a mistake. Keep up the good work on innovative topics!

]]> By: mherrmann http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/12/08/wrong-diagnosis/6395/comment-page-1/#comment-913 mherrmann Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:44:25 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=6395#comment-913 As a parent of a daughter with CP, and as someone who works with people with genetic disorders nearly every day, I was very interested in this article! As a lover of the English language, however, I had one small quibble...the sentence should read, "But Klor’s brain scans didn’t JIBE (my emphasis) with those of a baby..." A common error, but one that shouldn't be perpetuated! As a parent of a daughter with CP, and as someone who works with people with genetic disorders nearly every day, I was very interested in this article! As a lover of the English language, however, I had one small quibble…the sentence should read, “But Klor’s brain scans didn’t JIBE (my emphasis) with those of a baby…” A common error, but one that shouldn’t be perpetuated!

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