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Sera from children with autism induce autistic features which can be rescued with a CNTF small peptide mimetic in rats.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Kazim Syed Faraz, Cardenas-Aguayo Maria Del Carmen, Arif Mohammad, Blanchard Julie, Fayyaz Fatima, Grundke-Iqbal Inge, Iqbal Khalid
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized clinically by impairments in social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication skills as well as restricted interests and repetitive behavior. It has been hypothesized that altered brain environment including an imbalance in neurotrophic support during early development contributes to the pathophysiology of autism. Here we report that sera from...
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