biomedical research bibliography on autism, autoimmunity, and dietary intervention

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Here is a sampling of relevant bibliography that I have found concerning the links between autism, autoimmune disorders, and dietary intervention (in ascending chronological order):

Martínez-González, O., Cantero-Hinojosa, J., Paule-Sastre, P., Gómez-Magán, J. C., & Salvatierra-Ríos, D. (1994). Intestinal permeability in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and their healthy relatives. British Journal of Rheumatology, 33, 644-7.

D'Eufemia, P., Celli, M., Finocchiaro, R., Pacifico, L., Viozzi, L., Zaccagnini, M., Cardi, E., & Giardini, O. (1996). Abnormal intestinal permeability in children with autism. Acta Paediatrica, 85, 1076-9.

Comi, A. M., Zimmerman, A. W., Frye, V. H., Law, P. A., & Peeden, J. N. (1999). Familial clustering of autoimmune disorders and evaluation of medical risk factors in autism. Journal of Child Neurology, 14, 388-94.

Vojdani, A., Pangborn, J. B., Vojdani, E., & Cooper, E. L. (2003). Infections, toxic chemicals and dietary peptides binding to lymphocyte receptors and tissue enzymes are major instigators of autoimmunity in autism. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 16, 189-99.

Millward, C., Ferriter, M., Calver, S., & Connell-Jones, G. (2004). Gluten- and casein-free diets for autistic spectrum disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2, CD003498.

Sundström, B., Stålnacke, K., Hagfors, J., & Johansson, G. (2006). Supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 35, 359-362.

Ashwood, P., Wills, S., & Van de Water, J. (2006). The immune response in autism: a new frontier for autism research. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 80, 1-15.

Meyers, S. M., & Johnson, C. P. (2007). Management of children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 120, 1162-82.

Millward, C., Ferriter, M., Calver, S., & Connell-Jones, G. (2008). Gluten- and casein-free diets for autistic spectrum disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 16, CD003498.

Atladóttir, H. O., Pedersen, M. G., Thorsen, P., Mortensen, P. B., Deleuran, B., Eaton, W. W., & Parner, E. T. (2009). Association of family history of autoimmune diseases and autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 124, 687-94.

Galiatsatos, P., Gologan, A., & Lamoureux, E. (2009). Autistic enterocolitis: fact or fiction? Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 23, 95-8.

Morris, C. R., & Agin, M. C. (2009). Syndrome of allergy, apraxia, and malabsorption: characterization of a neurodevelopmental phenotype that responds to Omega 3 and Vitamin E supplementation. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 15, 34-43.

Reichelt, K. L., & Knivsberg, A. M. (2009). The possibility and probability of a gut-to-brain connection in autism. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 21, 205-11.

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