HLA-DR4 as a Risk Allele for Autism Acting in Mothers of Probands Possibly During Pregnancy

200980 citationsJournal Article

Authors

William G. Johnson · Johnson University

Steven Buyske · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Audrey Mars · Harvard University Press

Madhura Sreenath · Harvard University Press

Edward S. Stenroos · Williams (United States)

Tanishia A. Williams · Harvard University Press

Rosanne Stein

Abstract

The HLA-DR4 gene may act in mothers of children with autism during pregnancy to contribute to autism in their offspring. Further studies are required to confirm these findings.

Topics & Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Reproductive System and Pregnancy Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volume 163, Issue 6, pp. 542-542

DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.74

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