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AUTISM IS INFLUENCED BY GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS – (01-17-05)
James Bogash
METABOLIC BIOMARKERS OF INCREASED OXIDATIVE STRESS AND IMPAIRED METHYLATION CAPACITY IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Although the powers that be have desperately tried to debunk the idea that autism is environmentally mediated, the research and the physiology seem to point otherwise. Autistic children seem to have a reduced ability to defend against oxidative stress–so the bombardment of a genetically susceptible infant with large amounts of mercury could lead to serious adverse effects on the developing nervous system.
The problem is that we have not yet come up with any way to identify those infants at risk. Until then, vaccinations can be a crap shoot–just stab and hope that child does not have impaired antioxidant defenses…
