Blood Markers in Detection of Autism

Authors

  • Theodora Stavridou N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”
  • Anna Maria Driga N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”
  • Athanasios Drigas N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijes.v9i2.21283

Keywords:

Autism, biomarkers, enzymes, omega-3 fatty acids, folic acid, vitamin B1, probiotics oxidative stress, toxins, heavy metals, mercury, pesticides, maternal infections, mitochondrial dysfunction, gluten, neurodevelopment

Abstract


The current paper gives a brief description of the relationship of biomarkers with autistic spectrum disorder, we discuss autism, study the biomarkers which can be traced by medical tests, their association with the triggering of autistic behaviors, and finally we discuss how the regulation and balance of these biomarkers could reduce the autistic symptoms.

Author Biographies

Theodora Stavridou, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”

Theodora Stavridou, is with Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications - Net Media Lab & Mind-Brain R&D, Agia Paraskevi, 153 10, Athens, Greece (e-mail: dora_stavridou@yahoo.com).

Anna Maria Driga, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”

Anna Maria Driga, is with N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications, Net Media Lab, Agia Paraskevi, 153 10, Athens, Greece (e-mail:anna.maria.driga@gmail.com).

Athanasios Drigas, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”

Athanasios Drigas, is a Research Director at N.C.S.R. ‘Demokritos’, Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications - Net Media Lab & Mind-Brain R&D, Agia Paraskevi, 153 10, Athens, Greece (e-mail: dr@iit.demokritos.gr).

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Published

2021-06-30

How to Cite

Stavridou, T., Driga, A. M., & Drigas, A. (2021). Blood Markers in Detection of Autism. International Journal of Recent Contributions from Engineering, Science & IT (iJES), 9(2), pp. 79–86. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijes.v9i2.21283

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Short Papers

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