Blood/Urine Biomarker Tests Developed for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Scientists at the University of Warwick, U.K., have developed biomarker-based blood and urine tests for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which they suggest could enable much earlier diagnosis in children, and so speed the start of treatment. The approach, developed by a team headed by Naila Rabbani, Reader of Experimental Systems Biology at the University of Warwick, uses a computer algorithm to evaluate combined data on proteins that have been modified by damaging processes including oxidation