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Genetic and immunologic considerations in autism.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Mar 2002
Korvatska Elena, Van de Water Judy, Anders Thomas F, Gershwin M Eric
Abstract excerpt
According to recent epidemiological surveys, autistic spectrum disorders have become recognized as common childhood psychopathologies. These life-lasting conditions demonstrate a strong genetic determinant consistent with a polygenic mode of inheritance for which several autism susceptibility regions have been identified. Parallel evidence of immune abnormalities in autistic patients argues for an implication of...
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