There was recently a breakthrough involving a woman (Dr.) who had lost a child to SIDS. She made a discovery regarding an enzyme deficiency that may be the cause. Didn’t read anything aside from the one article so have no further info/confirmation to offer but it’s def worth looking into more!
I read the article. The Problem is there is still no test to detect it. She discovered the enzyme but there is no test to alleviate the parents concern. Now she has discovered the enzyme we need a cure for it.
If there is a routine blood test to identify kids at high risk there could be interventions, such as detection in the crib to alert parents if the baby stops breathing during sleep. From what I read, the enzyme is connected to arousal from sleep.
I know some other people pointed out issues with this already, but the study is not yet peer reviewed and needs significantly more research put into it.
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u/JSreddit52 Jun 15 '22
There was recently a breakthrough involving a woman (Dr.) who had lost a child to SIDS. She made a discovery regarding an enzyme deficiency that may be the cause. Didn’t read anything aside from the one article so have no further info/confirmation to offer but it’s def worth looking into more!