Immune Dysfunction and Autoimmunity as Pathological Mechanisms in Autism Spectrum Disorders

This review summarizes the latest research linking ASD, autoimmunity and immune dysfunction, and discusses evidence of a potential autoimmune component of ASD.

Strikingly, a distinct picture of immune dysfunction has emerged and been supported by many independent studies over the past decade.

Source: Front. Cell. Neurosci., 13 November 2018.  Full paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2018.00405/full?fbclid=IwAR257H1vH65faCcSKMr4aAlzpfbgAN3PiE3qqnamcuUQXuXh9YQIvp-1K38