Autism: Is there a folate connection?

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 400-402

  Leeming, Robert J ^a   Lucock, M ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE; DNA; FOLIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

AUTISM; BIRTH DEFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DRUG MECHANISM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; LONG TERM CARE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PROPHYLAXIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SUPPLEMENTATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS;

EID: 67349181029     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: 15732665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-009-1093-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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