Method for assisting in differential diagnosis and treatment of autistic syndromes
AssigneeRepligen Corporation
InventorsVictoria Beck, Karoly Horvath
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Abstract
A novel relationship between pancreatico-biliary secretion and autistic syndrome is disclosed. This relationship enables a novel therapy for the treatment of the symptoms of autistic syndromes, comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective, preferably intravenous, dose of secretin to an individual with autistic syndrome. The relationship further enables a differential diagnosis for autistic syndrome, comprising an analysis of an individual's blood and/or intestinal tissue for the presence of secretin and comparison of the level of secretin to known norms.
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A method for treating an individual exhibiting one or more symptoms of an autistic disorder, the method comprising administering secretin or a secretin analog in a manner and in an amount sufficient to stimulate a sufficient number of secretin receptors in the brain to alleviate one or more symptoms of the autistic disorder.
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