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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 422, 期 1, 页码 24-29出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.05.025
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autism; folic acid; dihydrofolate reductase; glutamate
Folate has long been implicated in both the metabolism of neurotransmitter molecules, and as an agonist with a direct effect upon neuronal tissue. Folates mediate transfer of one-carbon units into major biosynthetic pathways. From a developmental perspective, the most important reactions 14 are de novo methionine and thymine synthesis, critical for DNA expression and elaboration, respectively. Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is the sole enzyme responsible for maintaining the reduced state of the vitamin needed for these two pathways. Here, we report that the 19 bp-deletion polymorphism of DHFR acts independently (OR 2.69,95% CI; 1.00-7.28,p < 0.05) and in concert with related folate polymorphisms as a significant risk factor for autism. Possible consequences of this are discussed in the context of the interaction between folate and the glutamatergic nervous system, an area of promising candidate genes for contributing to autism. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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