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Evaluating mitochondrial DNA variation in autism spectrum disorders.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Hadjixenofontos Athena, Schmidt Michael A, Whitehead Patrice L, Konidari Ioanna, Hedges Dale J, Wright Harry H, Abramson Ruth K, Menon Ramkumar, Williams Scott M, Cuccaro Michael L, Haines Jonathan L, Gilbert John R, Pericak-Vance Margaret A, Martin Eden R, McCauley Jacob L
Abstract excerpt
Despite the increasing speculation that oxidative stress and abnormal energy metabolism may play a role in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and the observation that patients with mitochondrial defects have symptoms consistent with ASD, there are no comprehensive published studies examining the role of mitochondrial variation in autism. Therefore, we have sought to comprehensively examine the role of mitochondrial...
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