News Finding: aEURoeWeaEUR(tm)ve shown there is a link.
Paper Finding: There were only weak correlations between free BPA and free MEHP, and with % bound MEHP and % bound BPA in the ASD group (Table 4) .
News Context: The study, by researchers at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), shows that BPA is not metabolized well in children with ASD. aEURoeWeaEUR(tm)ve shown there is a link. The metabolomics analyses showed the mean number of statistically significant correlations between metabolites detected and total BPA excreted to be approximately three times greater with the ASD group than the controls, and the number of statistical significant correlations with fraction of BPA bound was approximately15 times higher in the children with ASD (p
  
  aEURoeOther studies involving rodent data have shown that BPA functions as an endocrine disruptor, but ours is the first to show this in humans and the first to associate it to autism,aEUR Stein said.
Paper Context: With DEHP metabolites, there were no differences in the total amount of metabolites excreted, the difference was in the fraction glucuronidated. There were only weak correlations between free BPA and free MEHP, and with % bound MEHP and % bound BPA in the ASD group (Table 4) . Some correlation is to be expected because both BPA and DEHP excretion reflect exposure to plastics in general.