Systemic auto-antibodies in children with autism

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 94-98

  Mostafa, Gehan A ^a,b   El Sherif, Dalia F ^a   Al Ayadhi, Laila Y ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ANA; Anti ds DNA antibodies; Autoimmunity; Family history of autoimmunity

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND DEGREE RELATIVE;

ANA; ANTI-DS-DNA ANTIBODIES; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNITY; FAMILY HISTORY OF AUTOIMMUNITY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOANTIBODIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84902010766     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: 18728421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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