The urinary biopterin in autism spectrum disorder

Waligóra Aleksandra; Damasiewicz-Bodzek Aleksandra; Gorczyca Piotr; Waligóra Sławomir; Tyrpień-Golder Krystyna

doi:10.1515/pteridines-2020-0023

Pteridines (Mar 2021)

The urinary biopterin in autism spectrum disorder

Waligóra Aleksandra,
Damasiewicz-Bodzek Aleksandra,
Gorczyca Piotr,
Waligóra Sławomir,
Tyrpień-Golder Krystyna

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Waligóra Aleksandra: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Damasiewicz-Bodzek Aleksandra: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Gorczyca Piotr: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Medical-Dental in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Waligóra Sławomir: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Tyrpień-Golder Krystyna: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines-2020-0023
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 32, no. 1
pp. 17 – 22

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The aim of the study was to determine whether biopterin is present in significantly lower quantities in urine samples of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to healthy individuals.

Published in Pteridines

ISSN: 0933-4807 (Print); 2195-4720 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Crystallography
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/pteridines

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