Maternal Brain Reactive Antibodies and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract

We have determined that one monoclonal antibody cloned from the memory B cell population of the mother of a child with ASD binds Caspr2. This antibody disrupts fetal brain development and leads to an ASD-like phenotype in the offspring. Forty percent of women with brain-reactive serology and a child with ASD exhibit antibodies to Caspr2; thus this antibody may contribute to approximately 5 percent of cases of ASD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1047262

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  • Betty Diamond

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  • The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

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