Sera from children with autism induce autistic features which can be rescued with a CNTF small peptide mimetic in rats.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized clinically by impairments in social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication skills as well as restricted interests and repetitive behavior. It has been hypothesized that altered brain environment including an imbalance in neurotrophic...

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Main Authors: Syed Faraz Kazim, Maria Del Carmen Cardenas-Aguayo, Mohammad Arif, Julie Blanchard, Fatima Fayyaz, Inge Grundke-Iqbal, Khalid Iqbal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118627