Intervention for autistic spectrum disorders
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Novel treatments for autistic spectrum disorders.
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OBJECTIVES To further characterize mtDNA defects associated with autistic features, especially the A3243G mtDNA mutation and mtDNA depletion.Study design Five patients with autistic spectrum disorders and family histories of mitochondrial DNA diseases were studied. We performed mtDNA analysis in all patients and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in three. RESULTS Three patients manifested isola...
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عنوان ژورنال: NeuroRX
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1545-5343
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurx.2006.01.014