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Table 1 Demographic data of children with autism and healthy controls

From: Serum antinucleosome-specific antibody as a marker of autoimmunity in children with autism

 

Children with autism (n = 60)

Control group (n = 60)

Age (in years)

7 (3)

6 (4)

Sex (male/female)

49/11

50/10

Family history of autoimmune diseases

24/60 (40%)

5/60 (8.3%)

Rheumatoid arthritis

14

3

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

4

1

Systemic lupus erythematosus

3

1

Autoimmune thyroiditis

2

 

Rheumatic fever

1

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