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COVID-19 IN PREGNANCY – A RISK FACTOR FOR AUTISTIC AND SCHIZOPHRENIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN THE OFFSPRING?
AUTHORS: Belica, I., Szadvári, I., Babinská, K. ABSTRACT:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia have a genetic basis, but environmental factors also play a significant role in their etiopathogenesis. One of them may be an infectious disease in the mother during pregnancy. This is indicated mainly by the epidemiological studies, in which a prenatal infection has