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maternal immune activation

11/18/2018 / By Janine Acero

Study links autistic children back to mothers who had chronic respiratory ailments, inflammation during pregnancy

Clinical trials have shown an association between the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and maternal immune activation (MIA), an active immune response after an infectious exposure during pregnancy, but this study is the first one to examine its link to an increase in behavioral abnormalities in children. The connection between ASD and MIA is still largely […]

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