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Autism Finding Could Lead To Simple Urine Test For The Condition

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Children with autism have a

different chemical fingerprint in their urine than non-autistic children,

according to new research published tomorrow in the print edition of the

Journal of Proteome Research.

The researchers behind the study, from

Imperial College London and

the University of South Australia, suggest that their findings could

ultimately lead to a simple urine test to determine whether or not a young

child has autism.

Autism affects an estimated one in every 100

people in the UK. People with autism have a range of different symptoms, but

they commonly experience problems with communication and social skills, such

as understanding other people's emotions and making conversation and eye

contact.

People with autism are also known to suffer

from gastrointestinal disorders and they have a different makeup of bacteria

in their guts from non-autistic people.

Today's research shows that it is possible to

distinguish between autistic and non-autistic children by looking at the

by-products of gut bacteria and the body's metabolic processes in the

children's urine. The exact biological significance of gastrointestinal disorders

in the development of autism is unknown.

The distinctive urinary metabolic fingerprint

for autism identified in today's study could form the basis of a non-invasive

test that might help diagnose autism earlier. This would enable autistic children

to receive assistance, such as advanced behavioural therapy, earlier in their

development than is currently possible.

At present, children are assessed for autism

through a lengthy process involving a range of tests that explore the child's

social interaction, communication and imaginative skills.

Early intervention can greatly improve the

progress of children with autism but it is currently difficult to establish a

firm diagnosis when children are under 18 months of age, although it is likely

that changes may occur much earlier than this.

The researchers suggest that their new

understanding of the makeup of bacteria in autistic children's guts could

also help scientists to develop treatments to tackle autistic people's

gastrointestinal problems.

Professor Nicholson, the corresponding

author of the study, who is the Head of the Department of Surgery and Cancer

at Imperial College London, said: " Autism is a condition that affects a

person's social skills, so at first it might seem strange that there's a

relationship between autism and what's happening in someone's gut. However,

your metabolism and the makeup of your gut bacteria reflect all sorts of

things, including your lifestyle and your genes. Autism affects many different

parts of a person's system and our study shows that you can see how it

disrupts their system by looking at their metabolism and their gut bacteria.

" We hope our findings might be the first

step towards creating a simple urine test to diagnose autism at a really

young age, although this is a long way off - such a test could take many

years to

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