ARI-Funded Study Support Hypothesis for A Link Between Mercury and Autism

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A study that ARI helped fund, " Biomarkers of Environmental Toxicity and

Susceptibility in Autism, " <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18817931>

(citation below) has added more evidence in confirming the

long-suspected link between mercury and autism.

The study is hailed as landmark research on several counts:

* It shows a direct relationship between the severity of the autistic

symptoms and the levels of urinary porphyrins associated with mercury

intoxication.

* Similarly, a direct relationship is demonstrated between mercury

intoxication and glutathione levels (specifically, increased levels of

oxidized glutathione (GSSG), and decreased plasma levels of reduced

glutathione (GSH).

* In more general terms, the study, published in the " Journal of

Neurological Sciences, " provides scientific evidence of the effects of

mercury intoxication on those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), as

compared with the control group.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18817931

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18817931>