News Finding: Immune dysfunction in autism. Pathophysiological pathways. 
Paper Finding: Furthermore, these dysfunctional immune responses are associated with increased impairments in behaviors characteristic of core features of ASD, in particular, deficits in social interactions and communication.
News Context: Immune dysfunction in autism. Pathophysiological pathways. 
Paper Context: Furthermore, these dysfunctional immune responses are associated with increased impairments in behaviors characteristic of core features of ASD, in particular, deficits in social interactions and communication. This review will discuss the current state of our knowledge of immune dysfunction in ASD, how these findings may impact on underlying neuro-immune mechanisms and implicate potential areas where the manipulation of the immune response could have an impact on behavior and immunity in ASD. There is a concordance rate for ASD of 0-37% reported for dizygotic twins, while concordance rates of 44-91% are reported for monozygotic twins (Bailey et al., 1995; Constantino and Todd, 2000; Kates et al., 2004; Steffenburg et al., 1989) , suggesting that genetic composition may contribute to increased risk of developing ASD.