# Retraction Note: Prenatal Exposure to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 Induces Autism-Like Behaviors in Male Neonatal Rats: Insights into WNT and BDNF Signaling Perturbations

**Authors:** Mumin Alper Erdogan, Orkun Gurbuz, Mehmet Fatih Bozkurt, Oytun Erbas

PMC · DOI: 10.1007/s11064-025-04492-x · 2025-07-19

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- **Genes:** Wnt2 (Wnt family member 2) [NCBI Gene 114487] {aka Wnt}, Bdnf (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) [NCBI Gene 24225]
- **Diseases:** COVID-19 (MESH:D000086382), Autism (MESH:D001321)
- **Species:** Rattus norvegicus (brown rat, species) [taxon 10116]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12276089