《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2012, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (7): 623-626.

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Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders (review)

HOU Mei, SUN Dian-rong, WANG Ke.   

  1. Department of Neurorehabilitation, Qingdao Women & Children Hospital, Qingdao 266034, Shandong, China
  • Received:2012-02-28 Revised:2012-03-29 Published:2012-07-25 Online:2012-07-25

Abstract: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a complex neurobehavioral disorder. The etiology of ASD is complex and encompasses the roles of genes, the environment (epigenetics) and the mitochondria. This paper reviewed the current research of the etiology of ASD.

Key words: autism spectrum disorders, etiology, genetics, review