An Immune Element In Autism? Gene Screen Finds More Evidence | CommonHealth

An Immune Element In Autism? Gene Screen Finds More Evidence | CommonHealth: That robust immune element surprised the work’s senior investigator, Dr. Isaac Kohane of Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. And it may have practical implications, says Dr. Martha Herbert, a Harvard neurologist and author of “The Autism Revolution.” The study looked at genes getting switched off and on, and “diet and environment could contribute to at least some of these genetic changes,” she said.