Re: Key To Early Diagnosis Of Autism May Be In The Placenta
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Thu Jul 6 07:03:14 2006
Thanks for the Head's Up. However, that mentality has kept the Danish
cartoons out of the MSM.
Art
At Wed, 5 Jul 2006, Meenan, Anna wrote:
>
>Be careful what you post. I have communicated with reporters who
>have received death threats from the anti-vaccinators for reporting
>that there is no link between vaccines and autism. These people are
>serious (and totally wacked). The whole vaccine/autism argument
>should fall apart pretty quick here now that it's been more than 15
>months since they got the thimerisol out of the vaccines and the
>incidence of autism is still going up.
>
>Anna Meenan, MD
>
>>Another report contradicting the popular myth of autism -
>>
>>Study: Mercury in vaccines not cause of autism
>>
>>Eric Fombonne, chief of pediatric psychiatry at the McGill University
>>Health Centre, analyzed the link between between childhood immunizations
>>and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) in 28,000 Quebec children,
>>and was able to clear Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccines
>>containing immunizations as risk factors for conditions such as autism
>>and Asperger Syndrome.
>>
>>"There is no relationship between the level of exposure to MMR vaccines
>>and thimerosal containing vaccines and rates of autism," says Dr.
>>Fombonne. "According to our data, the incidence of autism was higher in
>>children who were vaccinated after thimerosal was eliminated from
>>vaccines."
>>
>>http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=cc76f774-852f-41d3-bd85-f68da86a8e4e
>>
>>Art
>>
>>At Tue, 4 Jul 2006, art fougner, md wrote:
>>>
>>>Dean
>>>
>>>Placental Trophoblast Inclusions in Autism Spectrum Disorder
>>>
>>>George M. Andersona, b, Andrea Jacobs-Stannardc, Katarzyna Chawarskaa,
>>>Fred R. Volkmara and Harvey J. Klimanc, Corresponding Author Contact
>>>Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author
>>>
>>>aThe Yale Child Study Center
>>>bDepartment of Laboratory Medicine
>>>cDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Yale
>>>University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
>>>
>>>Received 6 December 2005; revised 21 March 2006; accepted 21 March 2006.
>>>Available online 23 June 2006.
>>>
>>>Background
>>>
>>>Microscopic examination of placental tissue may provide a route to
>>>assessing risk and understanding underlying biology of autism.
>>>Methods
>>>
>>>Occurrence of a distinctive microscopic placental morphological
>>>abnormality, the trophoblast inclusion, was assessed using archived
>>>placental tissue. The rate of occurrence of trophoblast
>>>inclusion-positive slides observed for 13 individuals with autism
>>>spectrum disorder (ASD) was compared to the rate in an anonymous
>>>consecutive birth cohort.
>>>Results
>>>
>>>The occurrence of inclusion positive slides was significantly greater in
>>>the ASD group compared to the control group (6/27 slides, 22.2% vs.
>>>12/154, 7.8%; Fisher Exact Test, two-tailed p = .033; relative risk
>>>2.85). The proportion of positive cases was also greater in the ASD
>>>.044; relative risk 2.93). Behavioral severity scores did not differ
>>>across groups of inclusion positive (N = 4) and negative (N = 8) ASD
>>>individuals.
>>>Conclusions
>>>
>>>Although probably not functionally detrimental or causative, the greater
>>>occurrence of placental trophoblast inclusions observed in ASD
>>>individuals may reflect altered early developmental processes. Further
>>>research is required to replicate the basic finding, to understand the
>>>basis for the trophoblastic abnormality, and to determine the utility of
>>>the measure in early detection of ASD.
>>>
>>>http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4S-4K7WJCF-2&_user=10&_handle=V-WA-A-W-ABW-MsSAYZA-UUA-U-AACVZACAUE-AACWAECEUE-EDEUVZZCB-ABW-U&_fmt=summsSAYZA-UUA-U-AACVZACAUE-AACWAECEUE-EDEUVZZCB-ABW-U&_fmt=summ.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4S-4K7WJCF-2&_user=10&_handle=V-WA-A-W-ABW-MsSAYZA-UUA-U-AACVZACAUE-AACWAECEUE-EDEUVZZCB-ABW-U&_fmt=summence?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4S-4K7WJCF-2&_user=10&_handle=V-WA-A-W-ABW-MsSAYZA-UUA-U-AACVZACAUE-AACWAECEUE-EDEUVZZCB-ABW-U&_fmt=summary&_coverDate=06%2F23%2F2006&_rdoc=29&_orig=browse&_srch=%23toc%234982%239999%23999999999%2399999!&_cdi=4982&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=0d5132715e61fe0430bf71c73dc264e9
>>>
>>>At Tue, 4 Jul 2006, Dean Huffman . wrote:
>>>
>>>>--
>>>>art fougner, md
>>>>"I drank what?" - Socrates
>>>>
>>>--
>>>art fougner, md
>>>"I drank what?" - Socrates
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>>
>>--
>>art fougner, md
>>"I drank what?" - Socrates
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art fougner, md
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