The knowledge that both the genetic patrimony and lifetime environmental exposures define
disease risk is well-accepted. However, the so-called Gene-Environment effects—when the …

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) include a huge variety of pathologies characterised
by varying degrees of intellectual disability and behavioural dysfunction. Research during …

Neurodevelopmental disorders are generally influenced by not only genetic, but also
intrauterine and extrauterine factors that affect the fetal-maternal environment and/or brain …

It has been observed that 'No aspect of human behavioral genetics has caused more
confusion and generated more obscurantism than the analysis and interpretation of various …

An understanding of how different genetic backgrounds and environmental exposures
interact and contribute to diverse medical conditions like neurodevelopmental disorders …

The vast majority of disease is due to complex relationships between genetic and
environmental factors. Single genetic or environmental causes are rare. Unfortunately, this …

Evidence implicates environmental factors in the pathogenesis of diverse complex
neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the identity of specific environmental chemicals …

Neurodevelopmental disorders are generally influenced by not only genetic, but also
intrauterine and extrauterine factors that affect the fetal-maternal environment and/or brain …

Brain disease represents one of the major social and economic burden worldwide.
Identifying the factors impacting brain homeostasis, as well as the mechanisms involved in …

The present chapter summarizes the susceptibility of the developing nervous system of the
child to exposures to pre-and postnatal environmental factors like neurodevelopmental …