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Serum homocysteine concentrations in Chinese children with autism

  • Wen-jun Tu , Chang-hao Yin , Yan-qin Guo , Si-ou Li , Hui Chen EMAIL logo , Yan Zhang , Yong-lu Feng and Bao-hua Long

Corresponding author: Hui Chen, Department of Clinical Laboratory, China Rehabilitation Research Center, No. 10, Jiao men North Road, Fengtai District, Beijing 100068, P.R. China, Phone: +86 10 87569188

We would like to thank the staff and the parents of autistic as well as the normal children for their cooperation during this study.

Conflict of interest statement

Authors’ conflict of interest disclosure: The authors stated that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.

Research funding: None declared.

Employment or leadership: None declared.

Honorarium: None declared.

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Received: 2012-03-28
Accepted: 2012-07-08
Published Online: 2012-08-24
Published in Print: 2013-02-01

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