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Is the presence of urinary indolyl-3-acryloylglycine associated with autism spectrum disorder?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2005

Barry Wright
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, York, UK.
Andrzej Marek Brzozowski
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of York, UK.
Elizabeth Calvert
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, York, UK.
Helen Farnworth
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of York, UK.
David M Goodall
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of York, UK.
Ian Holbrook
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, York Hospital, UK.
Gregg Imrie
Affiliation:
York Bioanalytical Solutions, UK.
Jo Jordan
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, York, UK.
Anne Kelly
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, York Hospital, UK.
Jeremy Miles
Affiliation:
Department of Health Science, University of York, UK.
Rob Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, York Hospital, UK.
Joel Town
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, York, UK.
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Abstract

To test whether the presence of indolyl-3-acryloylglycine (IAG) is associated with autism, we analyzed urine from population-based, blinded cohorts. All children in York, UK with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), diagnosed using ICD-10 research diagnostic criteria, were invited to participate. Fifty-six children on the autism spectrum (mean age 9y 8mo, SD3y 8mo; 79% male) agreed to participate, as did 155 children without ASDs (mean age 10y, SD3y 2mo; 54% male) in mainstream and special schools (56 of whom were age-, sex-, and school-matched to children with ASDs). IAG was found at similar levels in the urine of all children, whether IAG concentrations or IAG:creatinine ratios were compared. There was no significant difference between the ASD and the comparison group, and no difference between children at mainstream schools and those at special schools. There is no association between presence of IAG in urine and autism; therefore, it is unlikely to be of help either diagnostically or as a basis for recommending therapeutic intervention with dietary manipulation. The significance of the presence of IAG in urine has yet to be determined.

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© 2005 Mac Keith Press

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