A biomarker of mercury body-burden correlated with diagnostic domain specific clinical symptoms of autism spectrum disorder

BioMetals

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1043-1051

  Kern, Janet K ^a,b   Geier, David A ^c,d   Adams, James B ^e   Geier, Mark R ^f  

^a Autism Treatment Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Research   (United States)

^d Institute of Chronic Illnesses Inc   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ASD Centers LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

ASDs; Asperger's; ATEC; Autism; Biomarkers; CARS; Mercury; PDD NOS; Porphyrins; Susceptibility; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM TREATMENT EVALUATION CHECKLIST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; PORPHYRINS;

EID: 78349311033     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-010-9349-6     Document Type: Article

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