Family history of autoimmune diseases is associated with an increased risk of autism in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 322-332

  Wu, Shunquan ^a   Ding, Yingying ^b   Wu, Fuquan ^b   Li, Ruisheng ^a   Xie, Guoming ^a   Hou, Jun ^a   Mao, Panyong ^a  

^a BEIJING 302 HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autism; Autoimmune diseases; Family history

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84930205019     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.05.004     Document Type: Review

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