Dietary Intake and Plasma Levels of Choline and Betaine in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Abnormalities in folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism have been reported in many children with autism. Because inadequate choline and betaine can negatively affect folate metabolism and in turn downstream methylation and antioxidant capacity, we sought to determine whether dietary intake of cholin...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hamlin, Joanna C., Pauly, Margaret, Melnyk, Stepan, Pavliv, Oleksandra, Starrett, William, Crook, Tina A., James, S. Jill
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876775/