News for the Kliman Research Group

After most pregnancies, the placenta is thrown out, having done its job of nourishing and supporting the developing baby. But a new study raises the possibility that analyzing the placenta after birth may provide clues to a child’s risk for developing autism.

A substantial majority of miscarriages appear to be caused by genetic abnormalities rather than the usual suspects of thrombophilias, antiphospholipid syndromes, immunologic problems, or other maternal factors, study results suggest.

Harvey Kliman, MD, PhD, never planned on developing the first and only test that diagnoses autism risk at birth. "What I discovered was totally by accident," the research scientist in obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at Yale School of Medicine, revealed. Dr. Kliman, lead author of a new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, examined placentas and found that abnormal folds (called trophoblast inclusions) could predict whether children had a higher risk of aut

A new study co-authored by a doctor from Yale New Haven Hospital suggests that a new tool could help predict who is at risk for autism at the time of birth. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

A new find by Yale researchers may give parents a chance to learn if their child is at risk for autism at birth. The potential breakthrough would give doctors and parents a chance to intervene much earlier. Most children currently are not diagnosed until they are toddlers or school-aged.

Researchers now have a clearer understanding of a newborn's risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder. They discovered it starts with a genetic abnormality in the placenta.

My guest on Episode 39 of Shattered Conception is Dr. Harvey Kliman who has, in addition to an M.D., holds a Ph.D. in cellular biochemistry from the University of Chicago. He is currently a Research Scientist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale University School of Medicine and the Director of the Reproductive and Placental Research Unit with a special interest in infertility, pregnancy complications, pregnancy loss(es) and stillbirth.

A Test of the Uterine Lining Improves Chances of Success

Our podcast guest is Dr. Harvey Kliman, MD, PhD. Listen as Chris Duffy visits with him about his research of the placenta and pregnancy outcomes. Harvey Kliman, MD, PhD, is a Research Scientist in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and the Director of the Reproductive and Placental Research Unit at Yale. His clinical interests include infertility, implantation, recurrent pregnancy loss, endometrial receptivity testing, and placental pathology. He both does testing for impaired implantation and pregnancy loss, and sees patients.