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SUBMITTER: Matsuzaki H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3619552 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsuzaki Hideo H Iwata Keiko K Manabe Takayuki T Mori Norio N
Journal of central nervous system disease 20120222
This report reviews the research on the factors that cause autism. In several studies, these factors have been verified by reproducing them in autistic animal models. Clinical research has demonstrated that genetic and environmental factors play a major role in the development of autism. However, most cases are idiopathic, and no single factor can explain the trends in the pathology and prevalence of autism. At the time of this writing, autism is viewed more as a multi-factorial disorder. Howeve ...[more]