Genetic variant, auto-antibodies linked to autism

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 06:30 in Health & Medicine

(Medical Xpress) -- A study by researchers at UC Davis has found that pregnant women with a particular gene variation are more likely to produce auto-antibodies to the brains of their developing fetuses and that the children of these mothers are at greater risk of later being diagnosed with autism.

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