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LI Xiaoyan, XU Xinjie, LUO Xin, YOU Xin. Research Progress in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation[J]. Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, 2022, 13(5): 753-759. DOI: 10.12290/xhyxzz.2022-0301
Citation: LI Xiaoyan, XU Xinjie, LUO Xin, YOU Xin. Research Progress in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation[J]. Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, 2022, 13(5): 753-759. DOI: 10.12290/xhyxzz.2022-0301
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Research Progress in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

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    Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China

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    Medical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China

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CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences 2017-I2M-3-017

Non-Profit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2019XK320030

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    YOU Xin, E-mail: youxin@pumch.cn

  • Received Date: May 29, 2022
  • Accepted Date: July 27, 2022
  • Available Online: August 11, 2022
  • Issue Publish Date: September 29, 2022
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  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder during early childhood, currently has no effective treatment. The prevalence of ASD has been increasing, which brings a heavy burden to the family of the patients and the society. Children with ASD are accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms and have an imbalance of intestinal microbiota. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can improve autism-related symptoms in children with ASD. This review aims to summarize the research progress of FMT for treating ASD to provide a novel strategy for this untreatable disease.
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