A new study published in the journal Nature Microbiology has presented a set of biomarkers that could help diagnose autism spectrum disorders. This could be the way to develop new forms of diagnosis and also treatments.
"This is the path and the trend towards personalized diagnostics and more precise diagnostic profiles. The diagnostic and therapeutic medicine of the future must follow these guidelines," explains neuroscientist Sonia Villapol, quoted here by El Mundo.
The research identified a set of 31 biological biomarkers that can be used to identify autism. The study was led by a team from the University of Hong Kong.
Fecal samples from more than 1,600 children up to the age of 13 were analyzed. "In this study, the analysis made it possible to analyze more than bacteria, but also fungi, viral species and the functional pathways of the microbiota."
"This opens up new perspectives for the development of non-invasive diagnostic tools based on the intestinal microbiota for autism spectrum disorders," Antonio Pineda- Lucen, from the University of Navarre, told the same newspaper.
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