mercury and uranium. Blood and Yassa [50] ASD 45 Blood and hair High level of hair Environ Toxicol Controls 45 samples from 45 mercury and lead Pharmacol children from Upper among those kids 2-10 y Egypt with autism with autism, with vs. controls significant decline in the blood level of lead and mercury with the use of DMSA as a chelating agent Red Blood Alabdali et al. [40] ASD 20 Concentration of ASD had Cells (RBC) Behav Brain Func Controls 20 lead and mercury significantly higher were measured in lead and mercury 3-15 y red blood cells, plus levels and lower GST and vitamin E GST activity and vitamin E concentrations compared to controls RBC Geier et al. [51] ASD 83 Mercury levels in Mean mercury levels Controls 89 children with ASD were 1.9-fold vs. controls significantly ASD mean 7.3 y increased in ASD Controls mean (21.4 microg/L) vs. 11.4 y controls (11.4 microg/L). Blood El-Ansary [52] ASD 20 Mercury levels Blood mercury (plasma) Controls 20 levels were higher in Data in Brief ASD 3-15 y Urine Bradstreet et al. ASD 221 Children with ASD Children with ASD [53] Controls 18 and controls treated excreted six-fold J Am Phys with multiple doses greater mercury than Surgeons 3-16 of DMSA controls in urine
mercury and uranium. Blood and hair Yassa [50] Environ Toxicol Pharmacol ASD 45 Controls 45 2-10 y Blood and hair samples from 45 children from Upper Egypt with autism vs. controls High level of mercury and lead among those kids with autism, with significant decline in the blood level of lead and mercury with the use of DMSA as a chelating agent Red Blood Cells (RBC) Alabdali et al. [40] Behav Brain Func ASD 20 Controls 20 3-15 y Concentration of lead and mercury were measured in red blood cells, plus GST and vitamin E ASD had significantly higher lead and mercury levels and lower GST activity and vitamin E concentrations compared to controls RBC Geier et al. [51] ASD 83 Controls 89 ASD mean 7.3 y Controls mean 11.4 y Mercury levels in children with ASD vs. controls Mean mercury levels were 1.9-fold significantly increased in ASD (21.4 microg/L) vs. controls (11.4 microg/L). Blood (plasma) El-Ansary [52] Data in Brief ASD 20 Controls 20 3-15 y Mercury levels Blood mercury levels were higher in ASD Urine Bradstreet et al. [53] J Am Phys Surgeons ASD 221 Controls 18 3-16 Children with ASD and controls treated with multiple doses of DMSA Children with ASD excreted six-fold greater mercury than controls in urine
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