Autism spectrum disorder phenotypes and prenatal exposure to methylmercury

• Published in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 24; no. 5; p. 651
• Main Authors: van Wijngaarden, Edwin, Davidson, Philip W, Smith, Tristram H, Evans, Katie, Yost, Kelley, Love, Tanzy, Thurston, Sally W, Watson, Gene E, Zareba, Grazyna, Burns, Christine M, Shamlaye, Conrad F, Myers, Gary J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Animals; Child; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - epidemiology; Diet - adverse effects; Diet - statistics & numerical data; Female; Fishes; Food Contamination; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Methylmercury Compounds - toxicity; Phenotype; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - epidemiology; Seychelles - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Seychelles

There continues to be public concern that mercury exposure and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be associated. The primary source of exposure to organic mercury in humans is to methylmercury from fish consumption. We evaluated the association between prenatal methylmercury exposure and ASD phenoty...