Maternal rheumatoid arthritis and risk of autism in the offspring.

Weiyao YinMattias NorrbäckStephen Z LevineNatalia RiveraJoseph D BuxbaumHailin ZhuBenjamin YipAbraham ReichenbergJohan AsklingSven Sandin

Published in: Psychological medicine (2023)

In Sweden, maternal RA before delivery was associated with an increased risk of offspring ASD. The comparable association between maternal arthralgia and ASD risk suggests other pathways of risk than autoimmunity/inflammation, acting jointly or independently of RA.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
autism spectrum disorder
birth weight
disease activity
pregnancy outcomes
intellectual disability
high fat diet
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
gestational age
skeletal muscle
systemic lupus erythematosus
type diabetes
body mass index
working memory