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Aberrations in folate metabolic pathway and altered susceptibility to autism.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Mohammad Naushad Shaik, Jain Jamal Md Nurul, Chintakindi Krishna Prasad, Singh Ram Prakash, Naik Usha, Akella Radha Rama Devi
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether genetic polymorphisms are the underlying causes for aberrations in folate pathway that was reported in autistic children. BASIC METHODS: A total of 138 children diagnosed as autistic based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition criteria and Autism Behavior Checklist scoring and 138 age and sex matched children who are nonautistic were tested for...
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