The News:
Statement on Columbia University Study on Measles Virus Vaccine and Autism
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Marguerite Colston, Autism Society of America
ASA welcomes study, continues to call for aggressive research on all environmental factors
On September 4, 2008 the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University released a study entitled, “Lack of Association between Measles Virus Vaccine and Autism with Enteropathy: A Case-Control Study.” The Autism Society of America welcomes the efforts of these researchers in addressing an issue that is of great importance to those in the autism community. There is a clear and present need for aggressive research that probes further into all possible environmental causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), particularly because findings may help us approach treatment and prevention more effectively.
The Research:
Read more about this study in the Public Library of Science (PLoS One).
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