Toxicity biomarkers in autism spectrum disorder: a blinded study of urinary porphyrinsJanet K Kern
Research Department, Genetics Consultants of Dallas ASD Centers, LLC, 408 N Allen Dr, Allen, TX 75013, USA
Pediatr Int 53:147-53. 2011
..However, these initial studies were criticized because the controls were not age- and gender-matched to the children diagnosed with an ASD...
- A biomarker of mercury body-burden correlated with diagnostic domain specific clinical symptoms of autism spectrum disorder
Janet K Kern
Autism Treatment Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Biometals 23:1043-51. 2010
..The results show an association between the apparent level of mercury toxicity as measured by recognized urinary porphyrin biomarkers of mercury toxicity and the magnitude of the specific hallmark features of autism as assessed by ATEC...
- Sensory correlations in autism
Janet K Kern
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Autism 11:123-34. 2007
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- Sulfhydryl-reactive metals in autism
Janet K Kern
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75390 9119, USA
J Toxicol Environ Health A 70:715-21. 2007
..The evidence from our study supports the notion that children with autism may have trouble excreting these metals, resulting in a higher body burden that may contribute to symptoms of autism...
- Barriers to implementation of a computerized decision support system for depression: an observational report on lessons learned in "real world" clinical settings
Madhukar H Trivedi
Mood Disorders Research Program and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX, USA
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 9:6. 2009
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- Prospective trial of equine-assisted activities in autism spectrum disorder
Janet K Kern
Research Department, Autism Treatment Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Altern Ther Health Med 17:14-20. 2011
..Anecdotal reports and some studies suggest that equine-assisted activities may be beneficial in autism spectrum disorders (ASD)...
- A clinical trial of glutathione supplementation in autism spectrum disorders
Janet K Kern
Genetic Consultants of Dallas, Allen, TX, USA
Med Sci Monit 17:CR677-82. 2011
..The purpose of this study was to examine the use of two commonly used glutathione supplements in subjects diagnosed with an ASD to determine their efficacy in increasing blood glutathione levels in subjects diagnosed with an ASD...
- Assessing physicians' use of treatment algorithms: Project IMPACTS study design and rationale
Madhukar H Trivedi
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 9119, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 28:192-212. 2007
..These new procedures and data points will also allow a more refined assessment of algorithm-driven treatment in the future...
- Evidence of toxicity, oxidative stress, and neuronal insult in autism
Janet K Kern
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75390 9119, USA
J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev 9:485-99. 2006
..Finally, the article discusses what may be happening over the course of development and the multiple factors that may interplay and make these children more vulnerable to toxicity, oxidative stress, and neuronal insult...
- The pattern of sensory processing abnormalities in autism
Janet K Kern
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9119, USA
Autism 10:480-94. 2006
..These results suggest that sensory abnormalities in autism are global in nature (involving several modalities) but have the potential to improve with age...
