Mitochondrial dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder: clinical features and perspectives

This 2020 article explains that autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder also considered as a hidden disability due to the lack of apparent structural difference between children with ASD and typically developing children. Several features lead to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, considering behaviors (repetitive and stereotypic) and impairments in socialization and language. […]

According to this 2017 article, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social and communication deficits, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviors. This present study compared ASD patients with healthy control subjects on their blood concentrations of several biomarkers (indicating mitochondrial metabolism and the related abnormalities of oxidative stress and cell death). These […]