Special Issue "The Environment Risk of Autism"

Guest Editor
Dr. Raymond F. Palmer
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
E-Mail: palmerr@uthscsa.edu
Phone: +210 827 7681
Interests: gene/environment issues in autism spectrum disorders; individual susceptibility; biomarkers of environmental exposure; epidemiology; structural equation modeling

Dear Colleagues,

The interactions between genes and environment are now widely regarded as the most probable explanation for idiopathic autism. While genes can predispose and increase susceptibility to environmental exposures, little is known about the specific combinations of individual susceptibility and neurotoxic exposure. Indeed, the largest roadblock to investigating adverse environmental exposures has been identifying valid biomarkers of exposures that occur during critical perinatal developmental periods. While multiple genes have been identified in autism, little is known about how they interact with the environment. This special issue has a broad focus on environmental risk, however, the goal is to continue to build scientific knowledge and professional discussion on the mechanisms of how both genes and environment work together in the development of autism. Both empirical and review paper submissions are welcome, on topics relevant to the role of environment and autism.  Papers on gene/environment interaction and epigenetics are especially encouraged.

Dr. Raymond F. Palmer
Guest Editor

Submission

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• autism
• gene/environment interactions
• epigenetics
• environmental triggers