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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2020

Association study between genetic variants in vitamin D metabolism related genes and childhood autism spectrum disorder.

Hong Yu, Zengyu Zhang, Jun Liu, Pingfang Hu, Zhuo Liu

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Article in Metabolic brain disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hong YuDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Xiaoshan First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 311201, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zengyu ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Xiaoshan First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 311201, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jun LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Xiaoshan Hospital, 311202, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. 18967167212@163.com.
Pingfang HuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Xiaoshan Hospital, 311202, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhuo LiuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Zhejiang Xiaoshan Hospital, 311202, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University · CNThe First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou · CNZhejiang Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This case-controlled study was to determine the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding vitamin D metabolism related enzymes and childhood ASD in a Chinese Han population. Both autistic children and age-and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited from September 2012-November 2017. The severity of ASD was evaluated by the childhood autism rating scale (CARS). Taqman probe based real-time PCR was applied to examine genotypes. The association between SNPs and the risk of ASD or the disease severity was examined through the logistic regression. This study recruited 249 children with ASD and 353 healthy controls. The G/A genotype (P = 0.0112) or the G allele (P = 0.0117) of CYP24A1 rs17219315, and the G/A genotype of CYP27B1 rs4646536 (P = 0.0341) were significantly associated with an increased risk of ASD. In addition, multivariate analysis found that A allele of both CYP2R1 rs12794714 (P = 0.0159) and CYP27B1 rs4646536 (P = 0.0268) were significantly associated with the severity of ASD. Genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D metabolism related enzymes are associated with the risk of childhood ASD and the severity of the disease.

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AdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolChinaFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitamin DAutismCYP27B1 and CYP24A1CYP2R1Single nucleotide polymorphismVitamin D

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PMID32297168
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