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Estimation of autistic children by metallomics analysis

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Yasuda, Hiroshi, Yasuda, Yuichi, Tsutsui, Toyoharu·2013·Scientific Reports

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Clarification of the pathogenesis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders is one of the challenges today. In this study, we examine scalp hair concentrations of 26 trace elements for 1,967 children with autistic disorders (1,553 males and 414 females). Five-hundred and eighty-four (29.7%), 347 (17.6%) and 114 (5.8%) subjects was found deficient in zinc, magnesium and calcium, respectively, and 2.0% or less in the other essential metals. The incidence rate of mineral deficiency was highly observed in infants aged 0-3 year-old. In contrast, 339 (17.2%), 168 (8.5%) and 94 (4.8%) individuals was found suffering from high burden of aluminium, cadmium and lead, and 2.8% or less from mercury and arsenic burden. These findings suggest that infantile zinc- and magnesium-deficiency and/or toxic metal burdens may epigenetically play principal roles as environmental factors in autistic disorders and that metallomics approach may lead to early screening and prevention of the neurodevelopment disorders.

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Authors
Yasuda, H., Yasuda, Y., & Tsutsui, T.
Corresponding author
Yasuda, Hiroshi
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2013-02-04
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
1199-1199
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2055056049
Cited by
83
References
54
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FWCI
5.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Scientific Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Trace Elements in Health
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, metallomics, trace elements, mineral deficiency, zinc deficiency, hypomagnesemia, calcium deficiency, heavy metal toxicity, aluminum, cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic, infants, environmental factors, epigenetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, early screening
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Aluminum, Arsenic, Autistic Disorder, Cadmium, Calcium, Child, Child, Preschool, Copper, Female, Hair, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Lead, Magnesium, Magnesium Deficiency, Male, Mercury, Metals, Scalp, Trace Elements, Zinc, Early Diagnosis

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