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Oral zinc supplementation in Down's syndrome subjects decreased infections and normalized some humoral and cellular immune parameters.

The effect of 4 months of oral zinc supplementation on immune functions in non-institutionalized young female and male Down's syndrome (DS) subjects was studied. Along with plasma levels of zinc, the immune parameters, measured before and after zinc treatment, were plasma levels of thymulin, the per...

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Published in:Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 149 - 163
Main Authors: Licastro F, Chiricolo M, Mocchegiani E, Fabris N, Zannoti M, Beltrandi E, Mancini R, Parente R, Arena G, Masi M
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr1994
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