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Could Maternal Immune Responses Trigger Neurodevelopmental Disorders Like Autism?


Harvard researchers have found that the maternal immune response to viral infections in pregnant mice can be detected by microglia in the embryo's brain, altering gene regulation in a way that persists into juvenile stages. This discovery could help explain the origins of neurodevelopmental disorder

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