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Brief report: plasma leptin levels are elevated in autism: association with early onset phenotype?
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Jan 2008
Ashwood Paul, Kwong Christina, Hansen Robin, Hertz-Picciotto Irva, Croen Lisa, Krakowiak Paula, Walker Wynn, Pessah Isaac N, Van de Water Judy
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence of both immune dysregulation and autoimmune phenomena in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We examined the hormone/cytokine leptin in 70 children diagnosed with autism (including 37 with regression) compared with 99 age-matched controls including 50 typically developing (TD) controls, 26 siblings without autism, and 23 children with developmental disabilities (DD). Children with...
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