Prenatal toxoplasmosis antibody and childhood autism

Autism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 769-777

  Spann, Marisa N ^a   Sourander, Andre ^a,b,c   Surcel, Heljä Marja ^d   Hinkka Yli Salomäki, Susanna ^b   Brown, Alan S ^a,e  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

antibody; autism; childhood; toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MATERNAL ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTHPLACE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ADULT; BLOOD; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; IMMUNOLOGY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; REGISTER; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TOXOPLASMA;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; REGISTRIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 85006010437     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1722     Document Type: Article

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