Environmental Exposures and Autism Spectrum Disorders
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 3967
Special Issue Editors
Interests: autism; gene expression; stem cells; neuroimmunology
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Dear Colleagues,
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are heterogenous neurodevelopmental pathologies characterized by social interaction and communication impairments, together with restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped interests and behavior. ASD result from a complex multifactorial combination of genetic, epigenetic, environmental, and immunological factors.
Many environmental factors that have epidemiological risk association with ASD exert their effects through epigenetic alterations.
We invite authors to contribute original research articles and review articles that will focus on novel findings on the molecular, biochemical, and cellular basis of autism spectrum disorders, with special emphasis on epigenetic regulation, immune dysfunction, and environment and pollution contribution to ASD development.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Recent insights into autism spectrum disorders research;
- Identification of potential ASD risk factors;
- Recent advances in environment contribution to ASD.
Prof. Dario Siniscalco
Prof. Paul Shattock
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- autism
- environment
- pollution
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