I am sure this will be more reason for the medical profession to try to discontinue their research into the autism/vaccine connection, which I believe 100% that there IS a connection.
Linking the MET gene to autism opens the door to exciting new research, notes
Matthew W. State, MD, PhD, director of the neurogenetics program at Yale
University. State's editorial accompanies the Levitt team's report.
"The
possibility that a MET variant might lead to immune dysfunction and
gastrointestinal disturbance along with autism-spectrum disorders is an
important question to pursue and one that will likely lead to some debate,"
State writes.
That's because the first theory to link autism, gut problems,
and immune dysfunction blamed these symptoms on childhood immunization with the
measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine.
That theory -- now rejected by all but
one of the researchers who first proposed it -- holds that kids who develop
autism are particularly sensitive to the toxic effects of thimerosol, a form of
mercury used as a vaccine preservative.
All but one researcher gave up on the vaccine/autism connection....Well find me that one. He/she may be on to something, and it's no surprise that most in the medical field want to sweep it under the rug. I do hope we hear more from this one researcher.
Regardless, having identified this "gene" leaves me hopeful that we can do more for those who suffer from autism, helping them to lead as much of a normal life as possible.
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