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Table 2 Relationship between hyperserotonemia and the increased frequency of serum anti-MBP auto-antibodies in autistic children.

From: A lack of association between hyperserotonemia and the increased frequency of serum anti-myelin basic protein auto-antibodies in autistic children

Patients with

autism

(n = 50)

Patients with normal serum serotonin

(n = 4)

Patients with elevated serum serotonin

(n = 46)

χ2

(P)

Patients with normal serum anti-MBP

(n = 10)

1 (25%)

9 (19.6%)

0.07

Patients with elevated serum anti-MBP

(n = 40)

3 (75%)

37 (80.4%)

(0.6)

  1. Anti-MBP, anti-myelin basic protein antibodies.