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SUBMITTER: Carta A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9220180 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carta Alessandra A Manca Maria Antonietta MA Scoppola Chiara C Simula Elena Rita ER Noli Marta M Ruberto Stefano S Conti Marta M Zarbo Ignazio Roberto IR Antonucci Roberto R Sechi Leonardo A LA Sotgiu Stefano S
Biomedicines 20220609 6
ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown aetiology but with a known contribution of pathogenic immune-mediated mechanisms. HERVs are associated with several neuropsychiatric diseases, including ASD. We studied anti-HERV-W, -K and -H-env immune profiles in ASD children to analyse differences between their respective mothers and child/mother control pairs and possible correlations to ASD severity and loss of adaptive abilities. Of the 84 studied individuals, 42 children (23 ASD and 19 neuro ...[more]