Maternal iodine status in a multi-ethnic UK birth cohort: associations with autism spectrum disorder.
Kirsten Jade CromieDiane Erin ThreapletonCharles Jonathan Peter SnartElizabeth TaylorDan MasonBarry WrightBrian KellyStephen ReidRafaq AzadClaire KeebleAmanda H WatermanSarah MeadowsAmanda McKillionNisreen A AlwanJanet Elizabeth CadeNigel A B SimpsonPaul M StewartMichael ZimmermannJohn WrightDagmar WaiblingerMark Mon-WilliamsLaura J HardieDarren Charles GreenwoodPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2020)
There was no evidence of an increased clinical ASD risk in children born to mothers with mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency at 26 weeks gestation. Alternative functional biomarkers of exposure and a wider range of conditions may provide further insight.