Autism Research: March 14, 2014 Week in Review – Autism Daily Newscast
Liver transplant potentially helpful in rare form of autism A patient suffering from lathosterolosis, a rare metabolic condition, showed significant improvement in her mental as well as physical symptoms after she received a new liver via transplant, a case study reported. The condition is known to produce liver failure and autism-like behavior along with defective cholesterol metabolism, congenital defects and progressive liver failure. According to a case report in the American Journal of Transplantation, the patient’s transplant showed that there might be an unexpected association be...