Abstract
Previous reports in this series point to insufficient insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) in the newborn as the key to brain dysconnectivity characteristic of autism. Such a deficiency should be detectable in the baby's blood at or soon after birth. Breast-feeding exclusively for the first year of postpartum life or supplementation with oral agents to raise the serum IGF1 level, such a cyclo-glycylproline, could be helpful for this purpose.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 109604 |
| Journal | Medical Hypotheses |
| Volume | 138 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- Autism
- Breast-feeding
- Dysconnectivity
- IGF1
- Myelination
- Polymorphism
- cGP
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