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Heather Spear and William Hanberg sit with their daughter EmmaRose in an examination room at UCLA. At 21/2, EmmaRose is snuggly and engaging, but she doesn't yet walk or talk, and the family has traveled about 150 miles from Lompoc, Calif., to try to figure out why.
A genetic test showed abnormalities, including alterations to a gene linked to learning disabilities and autism. But no one's sure whether these lie at the root of EmmaRose's delayed development.See the full content of this document
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A large team -- doctors specializing in pediatric genetics, social workers, dietitians and others -- will help Spear and Hanberg figure out what's going on. But Michelle Fox, who joins them in the room, will be the family's primary contact. As a genetic counselor, it is her job to translate jargon -- talk of "chromosomes," "exons" and "gene duplications" -- into plain English...
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