Measurement of serum hepatitis B surface antibody levels in Iranian autistic children and evaluation of immunological memory after booster dose injection in comparison with controls.

Shahram BarfiChimeh NargesHamid Reza PouretemadVahdat PoortahmasebiMehdi NorouziMohammad FarahmandYousef YahyapourSaeid GhorbaniLeila GhalichiHaleh OfoghiSeyed Mohammad Jazayeri

Published in: Journal of medical virology (2019)

Despite previous investigations regarding immune impairment in individuals with autism, the immune system of these individuals was able to manage the hepatitis B vaccine challenge.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
working memory
ultrasound guided
clinical evaluation