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Table 2 The frequency of autistic patients with increased serum levels of ENA-78 in relation to elevated levels of serum antineuronal auto-antibodies

From: The possible link between elevated serum levels of epithelial cell-derived neutrophil- activating peptide-78 (ENA-78/CXCL5) and autoimmunity in autistic children

 

Autistic children with elevated serum ENA-78

Autistic children with normal serum ENA-78

X 2 (p)

 

(n = 40)

(n = 22)

 

Positive antineuronal antibodies (n = 43)

36 (90%)

7 (31.8%)

22.6

Negative antineuronal antibodies (n = 19)

4 (10%)

15 (68.2%)

(<0.001)

  1. ENA-78, epithelial cell-derived neutrophil-activating peptide-78.