Is autism an autoimmune disease?

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 7-8 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 557-562

  Ashwood, Paul ^a   Van De Water, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autoimmune; Neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE CYCLE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 8844277748     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2004.07.036     Document Type: Review

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