Does the Brain Become Unglued in Autism?

[Overstressed]

Dec. 11, 2012 — A new study published inBiological Psychiatry suggests that autism is associated with reductions in the level of cellular adhesion molecules in the blood, where they play a role in immune function.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121211083037.htm

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[alex3619]

Something not discussed in the article, adhesion molecules are also critical to brain development. Neurons need to use them in order to migrate and form the brain.