disease 1,078 words KG: ent-dise-286486d5 2026-03-21
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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Disease Info
United StatesApproximately 1 in 36 children (2023 CDC estimate)
GlobalEstimated 1 in 100 children worldwide (WHO)
Gender ratioMales are diagnosed 4-5x more frequently than females
Age of diagnosisMedian age of diagnosis is 4-5 years, though earlier identification is possible
Genetic factorsHeritability estimated at 60-90%
Advanced parental ageBoth maternal and paternal
Premature birthEspecially before 35 weeks gestation
Prenatal exposuresCertain medications, toxins
Sibling riskHigher risk in families with one affected child
DatabasesOMIMOrphanetClinicalTrialsPubMed

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Related Hypotheses (22)

Circadian-Synchronized LRP1 Pathway Activation
Score: 0.53
Prefrontal sensory gating circuit restoration via PV interne
Score: 0.59
Complement C1q Mimetic Decoy Therapy
Score: 0.48
Microbiota-Microglia Axis Modulation
Score: 0.48
Synaptic Pruning Precision Therapy
Score: 0.47

Related Analyses (6)

Synaptic pruning by microglia in early AD
neurodegeneration · archived
Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurodegeneration
neuroscience · archived
Autophagy-lysosome pathway convergence across neurodegenerat
neurodegeneration · archived
Protein aggregation cross-seeding across neurodegenerative d
neurodegeneration · archived
Microglial subtypes in neurodegeneration — friend vs foe
neuroscience · failed

Related Experiments (2)

ER-Golgi Secretory Pathway Dysfunction in PD - Experiment De
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.40
Cytochrome Therapeutics
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.40