Risk of autism spectrum disorder at 18 months of age is associated with prenatal level of polychlorinated biphenyls exposure in a Japanese birth cohort

Abstract Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has a detrimental effect on early cognitive development. Based on these observations, some researchers suggested that prenatal exposure to PCB may be an environmental cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To investigate the potential...

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Main Authors: Hirokazu Doi, Akira Furui, Rena Ueda, Koji Shimatani, Midori Yamamoto, Akifumi Eguchi, Naoya Sagara, Kenichi Sakurai, Chisato Mori, Toshio Tsuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82908-4
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