Exposure to heavy metals in utero and autism spectrum disorder at age 3: a meta-analysis of two longitudinal cohorts of siblings of children with autism

• Main Authors: John F. Dou (Author), Rebecca J. Schmidt (Author), Heather E. Volk (Author), Manon M. Nitta (Author), Jason I. Feinberg (Author), Craig J. Newschaffer (Author), Lisa A. Croen (Author), Irva Hertz-Picciotto (Author), M. Daniele Fallin (Author), Kelly M. Bakulski (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a prevalent and heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder. Risk is attributed to genetic and prenatal environmental factors, though the environmental agents are incompletely characterized. Methods In Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (...