ERIC Number: EJ969997
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jul
Pages: 11
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Behavioral Correlates of Maternal Antibody Status among Children with Autism
Braunschweig, Daniel; Duncanson, Paul; Boyce, Robert; Hansen, Robin; Ashwood, Paul; Pessah, Isaac N.; Hertz-Picciotto, Irva; Van de Water, Judy
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v42 n7 p1435-1445 Jul 2012
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) affect approximately 1 in 110 children in the United States. This report profiles fetal-brain reactive autoantibodies of a large cohort of mothers of children with autism and controls, yielding significant associations between the presence of IgG reactivity to fetal brain proteins at 37 and 73 kDa and a childhood diagnosis of full autism (p = 0.0005), which also correlated with lower expressive language scores (p = 0.005). Additionally, we report on reactivity to proteins at 39 and 73 kDa, which correlated with the broader diagnosis of ASD (p = 0.0007) and increased irritability on the Aberrant Behavioral Checklist (p = 0.05). This study provides evidence of multiple patterns of reactivity to fetal brain proteins by maternal antibodies associated with ASD and specific childhood behavioral outcomes.
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Disability Identification, Children, Brain, Expressive Language, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Clinical Diagnosis, Check Lists
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Aberrant Behavior Checklist
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