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Accession Number:
AD1016784
Title:
Maternal Brain-Reactive Antibodies and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,30 Sep 2014,29 Sep 2016
Corporate Author:
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Manhasset
Report Date:
2015-10-01
Pagination or Media Count:
67.0
Abstract:
We have determined that one monoclonal antibody cloned from the memory B cell population of the mother of a child with ASD binds Caspr2. This antibody disrupts fetal brain development and leads to an ASD-like phenotype in the offspring. Forty percent of women with brain-reactive serology and a child with ASD exhibit antibodies to Caspr2 thus this antibody may contribute to approximately 5 of cases of ASD.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE