Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - Searching for the Biological Basis for Behavioral Symptoms and New Therapeutic Targets

• Autor principal: Benjamin Gesundheit (auth)
• Outros Autores: Yehuda Shoenfeld (auth), Joshua Rosenzweig (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Eletrônico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• coleção: Frontiers Research Topics
• Assuntos: Neurosciences; Intelligence; Sensory Thresholds; Autoimmune Diseases; Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); HLA Antigens; Behavior; Genetic syndromes
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is currently diagnosed based on a series of behavioral tests. The challenge for researchers is to try to uncover the biological basis for these typical behaviors in order to improve diagnosis and identify potential targets for treatment. A multidisciplinary approach is...