Combined Prenatal Pesticide Exposure and Folic Acid Intake in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder

Conclusions:
In this study population, associations between pesticide exposures and ASD were attenuated among those with high versus low FA intake during the first month of pregnancy. Confirmatory and mechanistic studies are needed. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP604

Received: 07 June 2016
Revised: 16 March 2017
Accepted: 18 March 2017
Published: 08 September 2017
Address correspondence to R. J. Schmidt, 123 Medical Sciences 1C, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616-8638 USA; Telephone: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]
*Current address: Department of Mental Health, Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP604).
R.J.S., S.O., D.J.T., I.H.P., and H.E.V. have received travel reimbursements and/or grant support from Autism Speaks, an autism advocacy group. R.J.S., S.O., D.J.T., I.H.P., and H.E.V. have received travel and lodging reimbursements and/or honoraria from universities or from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for giving talks or for NIH Study Sections. S.O. received an honorarium as editor of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. D.J.T. received consulting fees from Pfizer Consumer Healthcare for providing statistics education. All of the other authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests. Further, the authors state that their freedom to design, conduct, ...

Source: EHP Research - September 8, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research