Vasopressin a Possible Biomarker for Social Deficits in Autism

Andy Fell — May 02, 2018 - 11:52am

One of the characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorder is reduced social ability. It’s difficult to study the possible causes of social impairment in children, but a new study shows that rhesus macaques with low sociability also had low levels of the peptide vasopressin in cerebrospinal fluid, as did children with autism spectrum disorder.

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Vasopressin a Possible Biomarker for Social Deficits in Autism