Consistent with the theory that genetic variations cause Autism, there were two articles about proteins involved in neural synapses in the journal Neuron last month. I present the abstracts here primarily as a prompt for others to read them. These studies are pretty important because the proteins in question, the production of which is managed by genetic structures, moderate the activity of neurons and because these research teams are examining these actions at a very finite level.
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While we’re on the subject of Autism, what should one say when confronted with the idea that expert witnesses championing the purported link between thimerosal and Autism have received hefty fees for their work? Brian Deer of the London (GB) Sunday Times has dug through the records and found that one physician receive approximate $860K for his testimony.
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Judge Stuart R. Berger of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (MD, US) barred testimony by Mark Geier in a case based on the idea that thimerosal in a vaccine causes Autism. Depending heavily on expert testimony by Dr. Geier and others, Jamarr Blackwell’s parents sued the vaccine maker, Wyeth. On 21 December 2007 Judge Berger found that Dr. Geier’s epidemiological research did not employ “generally accepted epidemiological methods” and that his methods of differential diagnosis are “fundamentally flawed.”
The case is reminiscent of an earlier case involving Dr. Geier in which his expertise was also dismissed. More on that after a quick review of this case.
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