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ReviewBiological psychiatry2017

Autoimmunity, Autoantibodies, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Elizabeth Edmiston, Paul Ashwood, Judy Van de Water

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Review in Biological psychiatry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
74citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. A Developmental Neuroimmune Cascade Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. The Neuroimmunology of Autism.Molecular neurobiology · 2025
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  19. Genetic relationship between the immune system and autism.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2023
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  20. Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2023
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14 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elizabeth EdmistonDivision of Rheumatology/Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California; The M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California, Davis, Davis, California.
Paul AshwoodThe M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California, Davis, Davis, California; NIEHS Center for Children's Environmental Health, University of California, Davis, Davis, California; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California.
Judy Van de WaterDivision of Rheumatology/Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California; The M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California, Davis, Davis, California; NIEHS Center for Children's Environmental Health, University of California, Davis, Davis, California. Electronic address: javandewater@ucdavis.edu.

Funding

THE CHARGE STUDY: CHILDHOOD AUTISM RISKS FROM GENETICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENTR01ES015359 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI HERTZ-PICCIOTTO, IRVA · 2007 to 2019
$13.8M
UC Davis Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCEH)P01ES011269 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI VAN DE WATER, JUDY A. · 2001 to 2018
$12.5M
Rodent Behavior CoreU54HD079125 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI VAN DE WATER, JUDY A. · 2013 to 2019
$8.5M
Interdisciplinary Investigation of Biological Signatures of Autism SubtypesR01MH089626 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI AMARAL, DAVID G, ROGERS, SALLY J · 2009 to 2010
$2.8M
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD079125NIEHS NIH HHS P01 ES011269NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES015359NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH089626
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Auism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects one in 68 births in the United States and is the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disability worldwide. Alarmingly, for the majority of cases, the causes of ASD are largely unknown, but it is becoming increasingly accepted that ASD is no longer defined simply as a behavioral disorder, but rather as a highly complex and heterogeneous biological disorder. Although research has focused on the identification of genetic abnormalities, emerging studies increasingly suggest that immune dysfunction is a viable risk factor contributing to the neurodevelopmental deficits observed in ASD. This review summarizes the investigations implicating autoimmunity and autoantibodies in ASD.

Indexed as

AutoimmunityAnimalsAutism Spectrum DisorderAutoantibodiesBrainDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMacaca mulattaMaternal-Fetal ExchangePregnancyRisk FactorsAutoantibodiesAutismAutoimmunityImmuneMaternal autoantibodiesNeurodevelopmentalPregnancy

Identifiers

PMID28340985
PMCPMC5373490

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