Although autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is diagnosed on the basis of behavioral
parameters, several studies have reported immune system abnormalities and suggest the�…

Serum autoantibodies to human brain, identified by ELISA and Western immunoblotting,
were evaluated in 29 children with autism spectrum disorder (22 with autistic disorder), 9�…

Background: Autism causes incapacitating neurologic problems in children that last a
lifetime. The author of this article previously hypothesized that autism may be caused by�…

BACKGROUND: Autism may involve an autoimmune pathogenesis. Immunotherapy may
have a role in autistic children who have brain auto-antibodies. AIM: This study aimed to�…

Autoimmunity to central nervous system may have a role in the pathogenesis of autism. A
subset of anti-ds-DNA antibodies has been recently proved to be pathogenic to the brain as�…

The hypothesis of an immune dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders has previously been
put forward without, however, compelling evidence of a direct relation to its etiology or�…

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterized by impaired language and social skills,
often with restricted interests and stereotyped behaviors. A previous investigation of blood�…

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
disorders defined behaviorally by abnormalities in social, verbal, and nonverbal�…

Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of heterogeneous
neurodevelopmental conditions presenting in early childhood with a prevalence ranging�…

It is believed that in utero environmental factors contribute to autism spectrum disorder
(ASD). The goal of this study was to demonstrate, using the largest cohort reported so far�…