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Autism Research Program Publications

Articles about Autism Spectrum Disorder by EHIB researchers are below.

Research Papers by Year

2017-2019

Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy in association with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or intellectual disability (ID) in offspring; Exploring non-linear patterns and demographic sub-groups. (November 2020)
Polyunsaturated fatty acids in newborn blood spots: Associations with autism spectrum disorder and correlation with maternal serum levels. (September 2020)
Genetic contributions to maternal and neonatal vitamin D levels. (Feb 2020)

Neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone and subsequent diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability. (Dec 2019)

Early life exposure to air pollution and autism spectrum disorder: findings from a multisite case-control study. (Oct 2019)
Recurrence risk of autism in siblings and cousins: A multinational, population-based study. (Sept 2019)
Association of genetic and environmental factors with autism in a 5-country cohort. (July 2019)
Newborn vitamin D levels in relation to autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: a case-control study in California. (June 2019)
Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in relation to autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. (May 2019)
Association between breastfeeding initiation and duration and autism spectrum disorder in preschool children enrolled in the Study to Explore Early Development. (May 2019)
Early life influences on child weight outcomes in the Study to Explore Early Development. (May 2019)
Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain in relation to autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders in offspring. (Feb 2019)
An exploratory examination of neonatal cytokines and chemokines as predictors of autism risk: The Early Markers for Autism study. (Feb 2019)
Brief report: Low rates of herpesvirus detection in blood of individuals with Autism spectrum disorder and controls. (Jan 2019)
Prenatal maternal serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in association with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. (Jan 2018)
Air toxics in relation to autism diagnosis, phenotype, and severity in a U.S. Family-based study. (March 2018)
The broader autism phenotype in mothers is associated with increased discordance between maternal-reported and clinician-observed instruments that measure child autism spectrum disorder. (Oct 2017)
Independent maternal and fetal genetic effects on mid-gestational circulating levels of environmental pollutants. (April 2017)
Autism with intellectual disability is associated with increased levels of maternal cytokines and chemokines during gestation. (Feb 2017)
The changing epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders. (March 2017)
Maternal exposure to occupational asthmagens during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder in the study to explore early development. (Nov 2016)
Polychlorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide concentrations in maternal mid-pregnancy serum samples: association with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. (March 2017)

2014-2016

A systematic review and meta-analysis of multiple airborne pollutants and autism spectrum disorder. (Sept 2016)
Prenatal and newborn immunoglobulin levels from mother-child pairs and risk of autism spectrum disorders. (May 2016)
Maternal mid-pregnancy C-reactive protein and risk of autism spectrum disorders: the early markers for autism study. (April 2016)
Autism spectrum disorder risk in relation to maternal mid-pregnancy serum hormone and protein markers from prenatal screening in California. (Feb 2016)
Demographic profile of families and children in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED): Case-control study of autism spectrum disorder. (July 2016)
Prenatal and neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone levels and autism spectrum disorders. (March 2015)
Increased female autosomal burden of rare copy number variants in human populations and in autism families. (Feb 2015)
Particulate matter exposure, prenatal and postnatal windows of susceptibility, and autism spectrum disorders. (Jan 2015)
Neonatal cytokines and chemokines and risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder: the Early Markers for Autism (EMA) study: a case-control study. (June 2014)
Familial recurrence of autism spectrum disorder: evaluating genetic and environmental contributions. (Nov 2014)
Evidence of reproductive stoppage in families with autism spectrum disorder: a large, population-based cohort study. (Aug 2014)
Autism and developmental screening in a public, primary care setting primarily serving Hispanics: challenges and results. (July 2014)

2009-2013

Use of birth certificates to examine maternal occupational exposures and autism spectrum disorders in offspring. (Feb 2013)
The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED): a multisite epidemiologic study of autism by the Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) network. (Oct 2012)
Are thyroid hormone concentrations at birth associated with subsequent autism diagnosis? (Dec 2011)
Birth prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in the San Francisco Bay Area by demographic and ascertainment source characteristics. (Oct 2011)
Genetic heritability and shared environmental factors among twin pairs with autism. (Nov 2011)
Antidepressant use during pregnancy and child autism spectrum disorders. (Nov 2011)
Antenatal ultrasound and risk of autism spectrum disorders. (Feb 2010)
Autism spectrum disorders in relation to parental occupation in technical fields. (Aug 2009)

2007-2008

Maternal mid-pregnancy autoantibodies to fetal brain protein: The early markers for autism study. (Oct 2008)
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and autism: maternal and infant peripheral blood levels in the early markers for autism (EMA) study. (April 2008)
Maternal Rh D status, anti-D immune globulin exposure during pregnancy, and risk of autism spectrum disorders. (Sept 2008)
Maternal residence near agricultural pesticide applications and autism spectrum disorders among children in the California Central Valley. (Oct 2007)
Maternal and paternal age and risk of autism spectrum disorders. (April 2007)

2001-2006

Autism spectrum disorders in relation to distribution of hazardous air pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area. (Sept 2006)
Questions and answers about a study of autism and hazardous air pollutants (PDF).
Selected neurotrophins, neuropeptides, and cytokines: developmental trajectory and concentrations in neonatal blood of children with autism or down syndrome. (Feb 2006)
Maternal autoimmune diseases, asthma and allergies, and childhood autism spectrum disorders: a case-control study. (Feb 2005)
Identifying environmental contributions to autism: provocative clues and false leads. (2004).
On the twin risk in autism. (Oct 2002)
The epidemiology of mental retardation of unknown cause. (June 2001)

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