B-Lymphocytes from a Population of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Unaffected Siblings Exhibit Hypersensitivity to Thimerosal

Table 1

The rate of DCFH oxidation for cells drawn from Families B and H. Twelve independent measurements were taken for each family and averaged to yield the means (μ) and standard deviations (𝜎) shown. The ASD cell type was the only cell type that differed significantly between the two families (𝑃 = 0.000121).

Cell Type	DCFH Oxidation nMole mg^−1 hr^−1
	Fam B μ	Fam H μ	Fam B 𝜎	Fam H 𝜎	% Coriell B	% Coriell H
ASD	3.56 ***	2.52	0.237	0.121	148	87
Twin	2.44	2.14	0.170	0.076	101	74
Sib	2.65	2.52	0.088	0.093	110	87
Cont	2.42	2.90	0.107	0.080	100	100