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- Title
THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS.
- Authors
IGNAT, A. S.; MIHAILESCU, I.; GHERGHE, A.; IOSUPESCU, A. M.; MORARU, I.; VIŞAN, M.
- Abstract
Background: The etiopathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders has been a controversial and intensively studied subject in the last years due to the rise in the number of children diagnosed with these disorders. Therefore, identifying the factors that can lead to autism remains fundamental, especially because there is still no known cause for this pathology yet. Study objectives: This paper aims to put together the environmental risk factors that could possibly contribute to the pathogeny of the autism spectrum disorders. It is well known that autism is a complex disorder resulting from a combination between genetic and environmental factors. Material and methods: We searched the electronic database PubMed for articles on environmental risk factors possibly associated to the etiopathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders. We chose 10 articles, the most representative of the studied subject, from the last 5 years. Material and methods: We searched the electronic database PubMed for articles on environmental risk factors possibly associated to the etiopathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders. We chose 10 articles, the most representative of the studied subject, from the last 5 years. Conclusion: Notwithstanding that genetic factors that could cause autism have been assiduously studied in the last decade, environmental risk factors have gained the attention of researchers only in the last period of time, being already the subject of numerous studies, their role being acknowledged in modifying the behaviour of genes. Nonetheless, many natural and artificial factors from the environment remain further subjects to be studied as possible etiological factors in autism.
- Subjects
AUTISM spectrum disorders; ENVIRONMENTAL risk; AUTISM; DATABASE searching; ELECTRONIC information resource searching
- Publication
Romanian Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1/2, p20
- ISSN
2360-185X
- Publication type
Article