Neonatal markers for autism
Despite intense speculation about a possible link between the rates of administration of the MMR vaccine and an increase in the incidence of autism, the underlying biochemical mechanisms of the condition remain unknown. In May Annals of Neurology Karin Nelson and colleagues from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, Bethesda, US show that children with autism have an increase in certain neuropeptides and neurotrophins in their peripheral blood from the first days of life.Ne
Apr 29, 2001
Despite intense speculation about a possible link between the rates of administration of the MMR vaccine and an increase in the incidence of autism, the underlying biochemical mechanisms of the condition remain unknown. In May
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