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SUBMITTER: Glinton KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746843 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Glinton Kevin E KE Elsea Sarah H SH
Frontiers in psychiatry 20190910
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of neurodevelopment disorders characterized by childhood onset deficits in social communication and interaction. Although the exact etiology of most cases of ASDs is unknown, a portion has been proposed to be associated with various metabolic abnormalities including mitochondrial dysfunction, disorders of cholesterol metabolism, and folate abnormalities. Targeted biochemical testing like plasma amino acid and acylcarnitine profiles have demonstrated l ...[more]