Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations

There is increasing interest in the potential contribution of the gut microbiome to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, previous studies have been underpowered and have not been designed to address potential confounding factors in a comprehensive way.

Citation:
Yap CX, Henders AK, Alvares GA, Wood DLA, …….. Cleary D, Grove R, Hafekost C, Harun A, Holdsworth H, Jellett R, ………….Whitehouse AJO, et al. Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations. Cell. 2021;184(24):5916-31.e17.

Keywords:
Autism; autism spectrum disorder; brain-gut-microbiome axis; diet; gut microbiome; metagenomics; restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests; stool consistency

Abstract:
There is increasing interest in the potential contribution of the gut microbiome to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, previous studies have been underpowered and have not been designed to address potential confounding factors in a comprehensive way.