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USP's Bauru dental school recruits volunteers with autism for salivary protein study
The University of São Paulo's Bauru School of Dentistry is seeking volunteers with autism spectrum disorder for research into salivary protein profiles.
Why it matters: People with autism spectrum disorder are the group the University of São Paulo's Bauru dentistry faculty is asking to volunteer for its salivary protein study.
The Bauru School of Dentistry (FOB) of the University of São Paulo (USP) is selecting volunteers with autism spectrum disorder (TEA in Portuguese) for a study, according to the university's newsroom.
The study examines the salivary protein profile of patients with autism spectrum disorder, the university reported.
According to USP, the aim of the research is to support more precise diagnoses.
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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The University of São Paulo's Bauru dentistry faculty has opened selection of volunteers with autism spectrum disorder for a study of salivary protein profiles, which the university says is intended to support more precise diagnoses.
