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Article: Researchers Identify Blood Markers Associated With Autism And Mental Retardation.
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- Pain & Central Nervous System Week
- Article date:
- May 12, 2001
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2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- A new study shows that elevated concentrations of proteins present at birth in the blood may be associated with the development of autism and mental retardation later in childhood.
The identification of a biological marker early in life and before the onset of symptoms could lead to earlier and more definitive diagnoses, better clinical definitions, and the discovery of interventional therapies for the disorders.
Investigators at the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the March of Dimes/California Birth Defects Monitoring Program, and the MIND Institute at the University of California, ...