Autism genes are selectively targeted by environmental pollutants including pesticides, heavy metals, bisphenol A, phthalates and many others in food, cosmetics or household products.
Chris J Carter, Robert Blizard
The paper identifies autism genes as selectively targeted by various environmental pollutants, suggesting a gene-environment interaction contributes to autism's rising incidence.
Neurochemistry International · Dec 1, 2016Peer-reviewedNeuroscience