Lior Brimberg

Assistant professor
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Lior Brimberg is assistant professor of neuroimmunology at the Center for Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal Disorders at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, New York.

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Spectrum

By Betty Diamond, Peter Gregersen, Lior Brimberg

21 February 2012

6 min read

Maternal anti-brain antibodies may play a role in autism

Maternal antibodies that attack fetal brain proteins could underlie some cases of autism, says immunologist Betty Diamond.

Spectrum

Maternal anti-brain antibodies may play a role in autism

By Betty Diamond, Peter Gregersen, Lior Brimberg

21 February 2012 | 6 min read

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