Low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) in children with autism Baixos níveis séricos de 25-hidroxivitamina D (25-OHD) em crianças com autismo

Objective: To confirm previous evidence suggesting an association between autism and low vitamin D serum levels. Methods: This preliminary exploratory study assessed the circulating levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) in pediatric patients with autism and in typically developing controls from Jui...

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Main Authors: Márcia Helena Fávero de Souza Tostes, Hudson Caetano Polonini, Wagner Farid Gattaz, Nádia Rezende Barbosa Raposo, Edilene Bolutari Baptista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2012-09-01
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892012000300008