一项新的研究结果显示,婴儿出生时血液中的蛋白质浓度增高可能与其后在儿童期发生孤独症和智力发育迟缓有关。在婴儿期和出现疾病症状之前进行生物学标志物鉴定可促进较早的和更明确的诊断、更好的临床定义,并发现治疗这些疾病的干预 A new study shows that increased levels of protein in the blood at birth may be associated with subsequent autism and mental retardation in childhood. Biomarker identification prior to infancy and symptoms of the disease can promote earlier and more definitive diagnosis, better clinical definition and discovery of interventions to treat these conditions