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Abnormal Placenta Folds Could Be Indicator of Autism
Published April 22, 2013
in Biological Psychiatry
This study suggests that the placentas from women whose fetuses are at elevated risk for autism are markedly different from control placentas. Specifically, the identification of an increase in folds in the placenta could be used to identify children at risk of being autistic.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23623455
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