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A 54-year-old female asked:

Has it been looked into if an abundance of vitamin k in the blood causes autism? i know the study was of a deficiency of the vitamin. thank you.

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Dr. Anthony LaBarberaanswered

Pediatrics 30 years experience

See below: There is no vitamin deficiency or excess that is know to cause autism.

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Dr. Alan Alianswered

Psychiatry 34 years experience

Autism: There was a research from sweden that talked about deficiency of vitamin d (either prenatal, or from malabsorption) in children with autism.

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Dr. Johanna Fricke commented

Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral 52 years experience

I think we all struggle with the myriad of things associated with Autism, because they ALL may be important , or some may be, for a child.

Oct 19, 2012

Dr. Johanna Fricke commented

Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral 52 years experience

I think we all struggle with the myriad of things associated with Autism, because they ALL may be important , or some may be, for a child.

Oct 19, 2012

Dr. Alan Ali commented

Psychiatry 34 years experience

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Thank u Dr. Fricke for your double comment, but I am not clear with those comments. Please advise.

Oct 20, 2012

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