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The role of histamine degradation gene polymorphisms in moderating the effects of food additives on children's ADHD symptoms.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Sept 2010
Stevenson Jim, Sonuga-Barke Edmund, McCann Donna, Grimshaw Kate, Parker Karen M, Rose-Zerilli Matthew J, Holloway John W, Warner John O
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OBJECTIVE: Food additives can exacerbate ADHD symptoms and cause non-immunoglobulin E-dependent histamine release from circulating basophils. However, children vary in the extent to which their ADHD symptoms are exacerbated by the ingestion of food additives. The authors hypothesized that genetic polymorphisms affecting histamine degradation would explain the diversity of responses to additives. METHOD: In a...
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