METHOD AND MARKER FOR DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF RISK OF ONSET OF HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM

摘要

It is an object of the present invention to provide an objective and simple method for determining the degree of risk of onset of autism, using a biological marker, and to enable to provide an appropriate treatment to the autistic patient at an early stage by finding an autistic patient at an early stage using the aforementioned method. The present invention relates to a method for determining the degree of risk of onset of autism, comprising the step of measuring the triglyceride concentration or the cholesterol concentration in a very low-density lipoprotein fraction of plasma or serum isolated from a subject, or the triglyceride concentration or the cholesterol concentration of plasma or serum. In addition, the present invention provides a kit for determining the degree of risk of onset of autism and a method for screening for a candidate substance for agents for treating autism using a non-human mammal, in which the above described method is utilized.