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AUTISM
(Scientific Citations, Congressional Hearings, and Articles
Linking Vaccines and Autism)

      This site documents correlations between vaccines and autism.


    Autism and the MMR (or Measles) Vaccine:

  • Oleske, J. "Elevated rubeola [measles] titers in autistic children." Abstract presented by D. Zecca and Dr. Graffino at an NIH meeting (September 23, 1997). As quoted by Richard Gallup in "Autism and autoimmunity." www.chiroweb.com/archives/18/14/10.html April 15, 2002.
  • Fudenberg, H.H. "Dialysable lymphocyte extract (DlyE) in infantile onset autism: a pilot study." Biotherapy 1996; 9:143-147.
  • Gupta, S. "Immunology and immunologic treatment of autism." Proceedings of the National Autism Association, Chicago 1996: 455-460.
  • Wakefield, A.J., et al. "Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children." Lancet 1998; 351:637-641.
  • Yazbak, F.E. "Autism: Is there a vaccine connection? Part I. Vaccination after delivery." 1999. Part I
  • Yazbak, F.E. "Autism: Is there a vaccine connection? Part II. Vaccination around pregnancy." 1999. Part II
  • Yazbak, F.E. "Autism: Is there a vaccine connection? Part III. Vaccination around pregnancy, the sequel." 2000. Part III
  • "Autism: Present Challenges, Future Needs -- Why the Increased Rates?" Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (April 6, 2000.)
  • Bernard, S., et al. "Autism: a novel form of mercury poisoning," (July 2000). Submitted to the Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (July 18, 2000.) www.house.gov/reform/healthcare/mercury_paper.htm
  • "Autism: Why the Increased Rates? A One-Year Update." Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (April 25-26, 2001.)
  • "The Autism Epidemic: Is the NIH and CDC Response Adequate?" Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (April 18, 2002.)
  • "The Status of Research into Vaccine Safety and Autism." Government Reform Committee Hearing, Washington, DC. (June 19, 2002.)
  • Kawashima, K., et al. "Detection and sequencing of measles virus from peripheral mononuclear cells from patients with inflammatory bowel disease and autism." Digestive Diseases and Sciences (April 2000); 45:723-729.
  • Reuters Medical News. "Measles persistence confirmed in some patients with IBD, autistic enterocolitis." (June 20, 2000). www.id.medscape.com/reuters/prof/2000/ 06/06.20/20000620scie001.html
  • Wakefield, A.J. et al. "Enterocolitis in children with developmental disorders." American Journal of Gastroenterology 2000; 95(9):2154-2156.
  • Wakefield, A., et al. "Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine: through a glass, darkly." Adverse Drug Reaction and Toxicologica Reviews 2000; 19(4):265-283.
  • Kiln MR, "Autism, inflammatory bowel disease, and MMR vaccine." Lancet 1998 May 2;351(9112):1358.
  •  Selway, "MMR vaccination and autism 1998. Medical practitioners need to give more than reassurance." BMJ 1998 Jun 13;316(7147):1824.
  •  Nicoll A, Elliman D, Ross E, "MMR vaccination and autism 1998," MJ 1998 Mar 7;316(7133):715-716.
  •  Lindley K J, Milla PJ, "Autism, inflammatory bowel disease, and MMR vaccine."Lancet 1998 Mar 21;351(9106):907-908.
  • Bedford H, et al, "Autism, inflammatory bowel disease, and MMR vaccine." Lancet 1998 Mar 21;351(9106):907.
  • Vijendra K. Singh, Sheren X. Lin, and Victor C. Yang, "Serological Association of Measles Virus and Human Herpesvirus-6 with Brain Autoantibodies in Autism," Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, Oct 1998, Vol. 89, No. 1, p 105-108.

    Studies "Disproving" a Link Between MMR and Autism
    (These Two "Studies" Were Later Exposed and Rejected as Being Scientifically Illegitimate.):

  • Peltola, et al. "No evidence for measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine-associated inflammatory bowel disease or autism in a 14-year prospective study." Lancet 1998; 351:1327-1328.
  • Taylor, et al. "Autism and measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine: no epidemiological evidence for a causal association." Lancet 1999; 353:2026-2029.
  • Autism and the Smallpox Vaccine:

  • Eggers, C, "Autistic Syndrome (Kanner) and Vaccinations against Smallpox", Klin Paediatr, Mar 1976, 188(2):172-180.
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