Research Article
The Severity of Autism Is Associated with Toxic Metal Body Burden and Red Blood Cell Glutathione Levels
Table 1
Characteristics of participants. The second number is the standard deviation.
| | Total |
| Total participants | 63 | Male | 57 | Female | 6 | Age (years) | 5.6 1.6 | Diagnosis | 62 autism, 1 Asperger’s |
| ATEC (total) | 6228 | SAS | 5.1 2.2 | ADOS (communication + social) | 15.8 6.5 | PDD-BI (modified autism score) | −54.3 62 |
| RBC glutathione (pre-DMSA) | 501 246 micromolar |
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