Autistic children with increased blood mercury levels (n=48)
Autistic children with normal blood mercury levels (n=52)
X2 (p)
Positive anti-MBP antibodies (n=72)
44 (91.6%)
28 (53.8%)
15.88
Negativeanti-MBP antibodies (n=28)
4 (8.4%)
24 (46.2%)
(<0.001)
Table 2:
The frequency of autistic patients with increased blood mercury levels in relation to the positivity of serum anti-MBP autoantibodies.