Epidemiology of autism spectrum disorder in Portugal: prevalence, clinical characterization, and medical conditions

…, H Carmona da Mota, AM Vicente - … Medicine & Child …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD)
and identify its clinical characterization, and medical conditions in a paediatric population …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for CTLA4 as a susceptibility gene for systemic lupus erythematosus

…, C Vasconcelos, C Ferreira, AM Vicente - European Journal of …, 2004 - nature.com
Several lines of evidence implicate the Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen 4 (CTLA4) gene in
susceptibility to autoimmune disease. We have examined the association of systemic lupus …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for an association of prenatal exposure to particulate matter with clinical severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder

…, G Oliveira, L Sousa, A Nunes, AM Vicente - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Early-life exposure to air pollutants, including ozone (O 3 ), particulate matter (PM 2.5 or PM
10 , depending on diameter of particles), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) …

[HTML][HTML] Gene variants involved in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay suggest a role in autism spectrum disorder

…, H Martiniano, J Vilela, C Rasga, L Romão, AM Vicente - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental condition with
unclear etiology. Many genes have been associated with ASD risk, but the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health of healthcare professionals: two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal

…, O Santos, A Virgolino, AM Vicente… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic increased psychosocial risk factors among healthcare professionals
(HCPs). Objective: To characterize Portuguese HCPs mental health (MH), estimate anxiety…

[HTML][HTML] Disease similarity network analysis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and comorbid brain disorders

…, JX Santos, C Rasga, G Oliveira, AM Vicente - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with heterogeneous clinical
presentation, variable severity and multiple comorbidities. A complex underlying genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Centro region of Portugal: a population based study of school age children within the ASDEU project

…, M Posada, A Nunes, G Oliveira, AM Vicente - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Accurate prevalence estimates for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are
fundamental to adequately program medical and educational resources for children. However, …

Heritable factors shape natural human IgM reactivity to Ro60/SS-A and may predispose for SLE-associated IgG anti-Ro and anti-La autoantibody production

…, JF Viana, C Vasconcelos, C Ferreira, AM Vicente… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by various IgG autoreactivities, among
which anti-Ro/SS-A is particularly pathology-associated and early detectable. SLE also …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Neurotransmission and Synaptic Biological Processes Disrupted in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Interaction Networks and Community …

…, JX Santos, M Asif, C Rasga, G Oliveira, AM Vicente - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by
communication deficits and repetitive behavioral patterns. Hundreds of candidate genes have been …

Exposure to xenobiotics and gene-environment interactions in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

JX Santos, C Rasga, AM Vicente - Autism Spectrum Disorder …, 2021 - books.google.com
Heritability estimates indicate that genetic susceptibility does not fully explain Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) risk variance, and that environmental factors may play a role in this …