Sentences with phrase «valproate exposure»

Compared to children whose mothers did not have epilepsy, the risk of autism was seven times higher in those with valproate exposure.

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Alycia Halladay, PhD, the director of research for environmental sciences at Autism Speaks, an advocacy group that raises money for biomedical research, says the study «adds to the growing literature that in utero exposure to [valproate] may be one possible risk factor for autism.»