Molecular Autism


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Increased midgestational IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-5 in women bearing a child with autism: A case-control study

Paula E Goines1,2, Lisa A Croen3, Daniel Braunschweig1,2, Cathleen K Yoshida3, Judith Grether4, Robin Hansen2,5, Martin Kharrazi6, Paul Ashwood2,7 and Judy Van de Water1,2*

Author Affiliations

1 Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis, 451 Health Sciences Dr. Suite 6510, Davis, CA 95616, USA

2 M.I.N.D. Institute, 2825 50th Street, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA

3 Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA

4 Environmental Health Investigations Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA 94804, USA

5 Department of Pediatrics, 2521 Stockton Boulevard, Suite 4100. Sacramento, CA 95817, USA

6 Genetic Disease Screening Program, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA 94804, USA

7 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, One Shields Ave, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA

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Molecular Autism 2011, 2:13 doi:10.1186/2040-2392-2-13

Published: 2 August 2011

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Additional file 1:

Adjusted odds ratios for covariates. Adjusted odds ratios for each covariate analyzed in the subject population for selected analytes from Table 3.

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Crude odds ratios. Crude unadjusted odds ratios for all analytes in Table 3.

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Limit of detection. Numbers and percentages of subjects found to be below the limit of detection (<LOD) for each analyte across groups.

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