Catecholaminergic metabolism and autism.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1994.tb11911.x

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Catecholaminergic metabolism and autism.

Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 Aug 1994

Martineau J, Hérault J, Petit E, Guérin P, Hameury L, Perrot A, Mallet J, Sauvage D, Lelord G, Müh J P

Abstract excerpt

The authors determined levels of dopamine (DA) and its derivatives homovanillic acid (HVA), 3-4 dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), 3 methoxytyramine and norepinephrine + epinephrine (NE + E) in the urine, and DA, E and NE in the whole blood of 50 autistic children aged between 1 year 11 months a...

Topics

Adolescent
Alleles
Autistic Disorder
Catecholamines
Child
Child, Preschool
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Humans
Infant
Male
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Receptors, Dopamine
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

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PMID: 7914177
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1994.tb11911.x

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DRD3

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