Elevated levels of measles antibodies in children with autism

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 292-294

  Singh, Vijendra K ^a   Jensen, Ryan L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Measles virus; Mumps virus; Rubella virus; Vaccine; Viral antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; MEASLES ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE; PROTEIN; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUMPS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; RUBELLA VIRUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SIBLING; VIRUS; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS STRAIN; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0038351887     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00627-6     Document Type: Article

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