OtherJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022
Beyond Genes: Germline Disruption in the Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Jill Escher, Wei Yan, Emilie F Rissman, Hsiao-Lin V Wang, Arturo Hernandez, Victor G Corces
PMID 34596807WHAT IT FOUND
Parental germ cell exposures to toxicants are proposed as a possible autism risk pathway.
The commentary reports no original methods, patients, or outcomes, so it offers no finding to change therapy practice.
What this paper is
This is a theoretical commentary proposing that parental germ cell exposures to toxicants might contribute to autism risk. It reviews ideas and prior studies but reports no original methods, patients, or outcomes, so there is no finding for therapists to act on.