Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Autism Spectrum Disorders

2008113 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Elena L. Grigorenko · Lomonosov Moscow State University

Summer S. Han · Lomonosov Moscow State University

Carolyn M. Yrigollen · Yale University

Lin Leng · Yale University

Yuka Mizue · Sapporo Science Center

George M. Anderson · Child Development Center

Erik J. Mulder ·

Abstract

These results identify MIF as a possible susceptibility gene for autism spectrum disorder. Additional research is warranted on the precise relationship between MIF and the behavioral components of autism spectrum disorder, the mechanism by which MIF contributes to autism spectrum disorder pathogenesis, and the clinical use of MIF genotyping.

Topics & Keywords

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 122, Issue 2, pp. e438-e445

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3604

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