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. 2020 May:138:109604.
doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109604. Epub 2020 Jan 27.

The role of oligopeptides in preventing autism

Gary Steinman  1 , David Mankuta  2
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The role of oligopeptides in preventing autism

Gary Steinman et al. Med Hypotheses. 2020 May.

Abstract

Previous reports in this series point to insufficient insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) in the newborn as the key to brain dysconnectivity characteristic of autism. Such a deficiency should be detectable in the baby's blood at or soon after birth. Breast-feeding exclusively for the first year of postpartum life or supplementation with oral agents to raise the serum IGF1 level, such a cyclo-glycylproline, could be helpful for this purpose.

Keywords: Autism; Breast-feeding; Dysconnectivity; IGF1; Myelination; Polymorphism; cGP.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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