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Reduced Serum Levels of 25-Hydroxy and 1,25-Dihydroxy Vitamin D in Egyptian Children with Autism

Nagwa A. Meguid, Adel F. Hashish, Mona Anwar, Gloria Sidhom

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine · 2010 · 154 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Serum values of 25(OH)D in the children with autism of this study could classify them as being "vitamin D inadequate," which lends support to the hypothesis that autism is a vitamin D deficiency disorder.

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