Understanding the roles of glutamine synthetase, glutaminase, and glutamate decarboxylase autoantibodies in imbalanced excitatory/inhibitory neurotransmission as etiological mechanisms of autism

ConclusionThe obtained data indicate that GS and GLS1 are promising indicators of an E/I imbalance and that combined measured parameters are good predictive biomarkers of autism.

Source: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences - January 22, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Najat O. Hamed, Laila ‐Al‐Ayadhi, Mohamed A. Osman, Elkhawad Abdalla O, Hanan Qasem, Majida Al‐Marshoud, Nada M. Merghani, Afaf El‐Ansary Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research