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Prenatal vitamins, one-carbon metabolism gene variants, and risk for autism.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jul 2011
Schmidt Rebecca J, Hansen Robin L, Hartiala Jaana, Allayee Hooman, Schmidt Linda C, Tancredi Daniel J, Tassone Flora, Hertz-Picciotto Irva
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Causes of autism are unknown. Associations with maternal nutritional factors and their interactions with gene variants have not been reported. METHODS: Northern California families were enrolled from 2003 to 2009 in the CHARGE (CHildhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) population-based case-control study. Children aged 24-60 months were evaluated and confirmed to have autism (n = 288),...
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