Not quite link-caching

[velvetpage]

But pretty close.

Below is a list of studies done on the vaccine-autism non-link. I'm putting it here so I can add it to the next comment for someone who asks me to prove vaccines don't cause autism. I got it from that kind of comment in s_f - in fact that was the only reason I read that thread in the first place.


Taylor B, Miller E, Farrington CP, Petropoulos MC, Favot-Mayaud I, et al. (1999) Autism and measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine: no epidemiological evidence for a causal association. Lancet 353: 2026–2029.

Dales L, Hammer SJ, Smith NJ (2001) Time trends in autism and in MMR immunization coverage in California. JAMA 285: 1183–1185

Farrington CP, Miller E, Taylor B (2001) MMR and autism: further evidence against a causal association. Vaccine 19: 3632–3635.

Fombonne E, Chakrabarti S (2001) No evidence for a new variant of measles-mumps-rubella-induced autism. Pediatrics 108: E58
Madsen KM, Hviid A, Vestergaard M, Schendel D, Wohlfahrt J, et al. (2002) A population-based study of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination and autism. N Engl J Med 347: 1477–1482

Makela A, Nuorti JP, Peltola H (2002) Neurologic disorders after measles-mumps-rubella vaccination. Pediatrics 110: 957–963.

Chen W, Landau S, Sham P, Fombonne E (2004) No evidence for links between autism, MMR and measles virus. Psychol Med 34: 543–553.

DeStefano F, Bhasin TK, Thompson WW, Yeargin-Allsopp M, Boyle C (2004) Age at first measles-mumps-rubella vaccination in children with autism and school-matched control subjects: a population-based study in metropolitan Atlanta. Pediatrics 113: 259–266.

Smeeth L, Cook C, Fombonne E, Heavey L, Rodrigues LC, et al. (2004) MMR vaccination and pervasive developmental disorders: a case-control study. Lancet 364: 963–969.

Honda H, Shimizu Y, Rutter M (2005) No effect of MMR withdrawal on the incidence of autism: a total population study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 46: 572–579

E, Zakarian R, Bennett A, Meng L, McLean-Heywood D (2006) Pervasive developmental disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: prevalence and links with immunizations. Pediatrics 118: e139–150.

Richler J, Luyster R, Risi S, Hsu WL, Dawson G, et al. (2006) Is there a ‘regressive phenotype’ of Autism Spectrum Disorder associated with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine? A CPEA Study. J Autism Dev Disord 36: 299–316.

Afzal MA, Ozoemena LC, O'Hare A, Kidger KA, Bentley ML, et al. (2006) Absence of detectable measles virus genome sequence in blood of autistic children who have had their MMR vaccination during the routine childhood immunization schedule of UK. J Med Virol 78: 623–630

Baird G, Pickles A, Simonoff E, Charman T, Sullivan P, et al. (2008) Measles vaccination and antibody response in autism spectrum disorders. Arch Dis Child

Hornig M, Briese T, Buie T, Bauman ML, Lauwers G, et al. 2008 Lack of Association between Measles Virus Vaccine and Autism with Enteropathy: A Case-Control Study. PLoS ONE 3(9): e3140 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003140

Comments

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

I do find interesting the theory one adult with autism had on why some parents are so desperate to find a link to shots -- it, in a way, absolves them from responsibility. Genetics means it is 'their fault' and that something is wrong with them, and that they shouldn't have reproduced.

[integritysinger.livejournal.com]

i hear what you're saying and I'm not being rude. Im just going to throw in a fact from my son's geneticist - only 3-5% of diagnosed cases of autism are legitemately genetic. (the gene that they've found on chromosome 9 that actually causes autism)

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

That is on one of the genes that they've found. All the research they've done lately is really pointing in that direction.

And are you counting autism that comes with Fragile X, or Rhett's? Or just "autism"?

And are we talking 'causes' versus 'predisposed'?

[integritysinger.livejournal.com]

good thought. Causes vs. predisposed. I think he may have said "causes". But then with genes, genotypical does not always mean phenotypical.

Don't know anything about Rhett's. Do know that Fragile X, although it causes patients to be symptomatic for autistic behaviors is a separate genetic disorder in which the X chromosome replicates with abandon within the blastula stage. My friend's son is symptomatic for autism but is actually diagnosed fragile x. His geneticist stopped counting the x's after 20. I presume Turner's syndrome would be the same way - symptomatic for autism, genetically fragile x (klienfelter's is fragile x for males, turner's is fragile x for females)

Could there be a separate genetic link between rhett's, fragile x and autism? Good question. I wonder myself. But then researchers might have to say there was a possible link with down's and cerebral palsy and so many other genetic anamolies because 50% of the children I know with those genetic disorders are also symptomatic for autism.

I also often wonder if there is link between autism, alzheimer's and schizophrenia. (my children's birthmother is schizophrenic but not autistic.)

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Very interesting last thought. My grandfather had Alzheimers. My father is probably ASpie. My sons are on the spectrum, and I have executive dysfuntion issues. My BIL is schizophrenic.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

There is a high co-morbidity there, isn't there? I suspect there's a connection, probably similar to the way Tourette's and ADHD have a co-morbidity of about 25%.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

While shots mean they took their doctor's faulty advice, and are at fault for being suckers but nothing else? It certainly plays into the victimhood, doesn't it?

[integritysinger.livejournal.com]

thank you, thank you, thank you.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[loxian.livejournal.com]

Great idea.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I agree - I'm glad someone else thought of it. :)

[kisekileia.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU! Bookmarked.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[m0nkeygrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this. I've added it to my memories.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

New one

[neosis.livejournal.com]

This was on the Washington Post Today:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021201391.html

Re: New one

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

Thanks!