Re: Need a reference on Mercury and autism

[Guest guest]

There is a study on Rhogam on the generation rescue web site - don't

know link - just go there and search.

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> I recall that someone did a study finding that a baby born to an Rh-

> mother who had many amalgams and was given Rhogam, and then got the

Hep

> B at birth, had something like a 70% chance of being autistic. Does

> anyone have the study, reference, date or researcher's name?

>

> Thanks,

> Patty

>

[Guest guest]

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2007 May;20(5):385-90. Links

A prospective study of thimerosal-containing Rho(D)-immune globulin

administration as a

risk factor for autistic disorders.

Geier DA, Geier MR.

The Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Silver Spring, MD, USA.

BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the relationship between prenatal mercury

exposure

from thimerosal (49.55% mercury by weight)-containing Rho(D)-immune globulins

(TCRs)

and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). METHODS: The Institutional Review Board of

the

Institute for Chronic Illnesses approved the present study. A total of 53

consecutive non-

Jewish Caucasian patients with ASDs (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental

disorders, fourth ed. - DSM IV) born between 1987 and 2001 who presented to the

Genetic Centers of America for outpatient genetic/developmental evaluations were

prospectively collected from June 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006. Imaging and

laboratory testing were conducted on each patient to rule out other causal

factors for their

ASDs. As race-matched controls, the frequency of Rh negativity was determined

from 926

non-Jewish Caucasian pregnant women who had presented for outpatient prenatal

genetics care to the Genetic Centers of America between 1980 and 1989. RESULTS:

Children with ASDs (28.30%) were significantly more likely (odds ratio 2.35, 95%

confidence interval 1.17-4.52, p < 0.01) to have Rh-negative mothers than

controls

(14.36%). Each ASD patient's mother was determined to have been administered a

TCR

during her pregnancy. CONCLUSION: The results provide insights into the

potential role

prenatal mercury exposure may play in some children with ASDs.

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> > I recall that someone did a study finding that a baby born to an Rh-

> > mother who had many amalgams and was given Rhogam, and then got the

> Hep

> > B at birth, had something like a 70% chance of being autistic. Does

> > anyone have the study, reference, date or researcher's name?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Patty

> >

>