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Alexander Kolevzon1, Jeffrey H Newcorn, Lauren Kryzak
1Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. alexander.kolevzon@mssm.edu
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This study was conducted to examine the relationship between whole blood serotonin level and behavioral symptoms in 78 subjects with autism. No significant associations were found between serotonin level and the primary behavioral outcome measures. However, a significant inverse relationship between serotonin level and self-injury was demonstrated.
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