Brain-reactive IgG correlates with autoimmunity in mothers of a child with an autism spectrum disorder

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1171-1177

  Brimberg, L ^a   Sadiq, A ^a   Gregersen, P K ^a   Diamond, B ^a  

^a FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti brain antibodies; ASD; Autoimmunity; Maternal

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; BRAIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCREENING; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888286336     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.101     Document Type: Article

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