Maternal toxoplasmosis and the risk of childhood autism: serological and molecular small-scale studies.

Jamila S Al MalkiNahed Ahmed Hussien Fuad Al Malki

Published in: BMC pediatrics (2021)

Considering previous assumptions, we suggest that a maternal toxoplasmosis infection could have a role in the development of childhood autism linked to mtDNA and nDNA impairment.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
early life
toxoplasma gondii
childhood cancer
copy number
mitochondrial dna
gestational age
gene expression
weight gain
single molecule
pregnant women
body mass index
dna methylation
genome wide
weight loss