Does Autism Begin in the Womb?

2nd May, 2022

. 6 May 2022, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press]

An international research group led by Professor Toru Takumi (Senior Visiting Scientist, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research) and Researcher Chia-wen Lin at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine has shown that idiopathic autism is caused by epigenetic abnormalities in hematopoietic cells during fetal development, which results in immune dysregulation in the brain and gut. The results of the study revealed that in autism, there are immune abnormalities that can be seen in the brain and gut. The further classification of the pathophysiology of autism could lead to the creation of new treatment strategies for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The results of this research will be published in Molecular Psychiatry on Monday May 2, 2022.

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