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ReviewCurrent pediatric reviews2024

Perinatal Exposure to Trace Elements: The Dubious Culprit of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Children.

Kriti Mohan, Balram Ji Omar, Swathi Chacham, Ajay Bharti

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Review in Current pediatric reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Kriti MohanDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2057-2308
Balram Ji OmarDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7805-2730
Swathi ChachamDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3400-9914
Ajay BhartiDepartment of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is evidence that few trace elements in the environment work as hazardous materials in terms of their exposure in the perinatal period, causing autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, and avoiding these exposures in the environment can reduce the number of new cases. This perspective study provides preliminary evidence to consider a few trace elements as culprits for ASD. More studies with larger cohorts are needed, but meanwhile, as per available evidence, exposure to these hazardous materials must be warranted during pregnancy and early stages of life.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsTrace ElementsChildEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal ExposurePregnancyTrace Elementsautism.autistic spectrum disorderchildrenenvironmentPerinatal exposurepregnancytrace elements

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PMID37937576

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