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Heavy Metal Overloads and Autism
in Children from Mainland China and
Hong Kong: A Preliminary Study
LillianY.Y.Ko,YanYanQin,andMingHungWong
CONTENTS
Introduction............................................................................................................ 36
Health.Effects.of.Heavy.Metals...................................................................... 36
Oxidative.Stress................................................................................................. 37
Autism................................................................................................................ 37
Heavy.Metals.in.Hair,.Urine,.and.Blood....................................................... 38
Aims.and.Objectives.of.Present.Research..................................................... 38
Materials.and.Methods......................................................................................... 39
Collection.of.Samples....................................................................................... 39
Analyses.of.Heavy.Metals............................................................................... 39
Blood.IgG.Test................................................................................................... 39
Results.and.Discussion......................................................................................... 40
Hair.Test............................................................................................................. 40
Urine.Test........................................................................................................... 40
Blood.Test........................................................................................................... 40
District.Difference............................................................................................. 41
Gender.Difference............................................................................................. 42
Food.Allergy...................................................................................................... 42
Discussion............................................................................................................... 42
Body.Loadings.of.Heavy.Metals.................................................................... 42
Food.Allergies.................................................................................................... 43
Heavy.Metals.and.Oxidative.Stress............................................................... 43
Gender.Difference.............................................................................................44
Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 44
Acknowledgments................................................................................................. 45
References............................................................................................................... 45
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