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SUBMITTER: Ekhlaspour L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5074906 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ekhlaspour Laya L Baskaran Charumathi C Campoverde Karen Joanie KJ Sokoloff Natalia Cano NC Neumeyer Ann M AM Misra Madhusmita M
Journal of autism and developmental disorders 20161101 11
Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk for fracture, and peri-pubertal boys with ASD have lower bone mineral density (BMD) than controls. Data are lacking regarding BMD in older adolescents with ASD. We compared BMD using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 9 adolescents/young adults with ASD against 9 typically developing matched controls. Patients with ASD and controls were excluded if they had other underlying conditions that may affect bone. Compared to controls, ...[more]