In order to study the role of vitamin E in the pathogenesis of Rett syndrome (RS), we analysed vitamin E serum levels in twenty-eight patients affected by this disorder. We found lower vitamin E serum levels in nine cases (32.1%). These results indicated that the oxidative free radical metabolism may be impaired in a significant percentage of Rett syndrome patients suggesting the need for further studies of tissue vitamin E in different brain regions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
Formichi, P., Battisti, C., Dotti, M.T., Hayek, G., Zappella, M., Federico, A. (1998). Vitamin E serum levels in Rett syndrome. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 156(2), 227-230 [10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00035-5].
Vitamin E serum levels in Rett syndrome
Formichi P.;Battisti C.;Dotti M. T.;Federico A.
1998-01-01
Abstract
In order to study the role of vitamin E in the pathogenesis of Rett syndrome (RS), we analysed vitamin E serum levels in twenty-eight patients affected by this disorder. We found lower vitamin E serum levels in nine cases (32.1%). These results indicated that the oxidative free radical metabolism may be impaired in a significant percentage of Rett syndrome patients suggesting the need for further studies of tissue vitamin E in different brain regions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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