Serum homocysteine concentrations in Chinese children with autism

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Tu, Wen Jun ^a   Yin, Chang Hao ^b   Guo, Yan Qin ^b   Li, Si Ou ^b   Chen, Hui ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Feng, Yong Lu ^a   Long, Bao Hua ^a  

^a CHINA REHABILITATION RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

^b MUDANJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

autism; Chinese; homocysteine

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AUTISM; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84875445400     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0196     Document Type: Letter

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