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Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children
Andrew J. Wakefield,S. H. Murch,A Anthony,J Linnell,D M Casson,M Malik,M Berelowitz,Ap Dhillon,Mike Thomson,Peter Harvey,A Valentine,S Davies,J A Walker-Smith +12 more
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In this paper, the authors investigated a consecutive series of children with chronic enterocolitis and regressive developmental disorder, and identified associated gastrointestinal disease and developmental regression in a group of previously normal children, which was generally associated in time with possible environmental triggers.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 1998-02-28. It has received 2505 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pervasive developmental disorder & Lymphoid hyperplasia.read more
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Identification of novel autism candidate regions through analysis of reported cytogenetic abnormalities associated with autism
TL;DR: This analysis not only has confirmed the presence of several known autism risk regions but has also revealed additional previously unidentified loci, including 2q37, 5p15, 11q25, 16q22.3, 17p11.1, 18q23, 22q11.3 and Xp22.2–p 22.3.
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The Research Excellence Framework and the ‘impact agenda’: are we creating a Frankenstein monster?
TL;DR: In the United Kingdom, the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) evolved from an initially simple framework to something much more complex and onerous as mentioned in this paper, and impact assessment is being added to the process.
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Public Health and Online Misinformation: Challenges and Recommendations
TL;DR: This review explores how individuals interact with health misinformation online, whether it be through search, user-generated content, or mobile apps and proposes several constructive strategies for improving the online information ecosystem.
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Autism: a novel form of mercury poisoning
TL;DR: A review of medical literature and US government data suggests that many cases of idiopathic autism are induced by early mercury exposure from thimerosal, and this type of autism represents an unrecognized mercurial syndrome.
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Effects of familial risk factors and place of birth on the risk of autism: a nationwide register-based study
TL;DR: The highest risk of autism was found in families with a history of autism, or Asperger's syndrome and other PDDs in siblings, supporting the commonly accepted knowledge that genetic factors are involved in the etiology of autism.
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin, autism, and cœliac disease
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The Autistic Spectrum
TL;DR: A simple system of subgrouping based solely on a description of the type of social impairment will be used, which avoids the confusion inherent in trying to identify the named syndromes.
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Abnormal intestinal permeability in children with autism.
Patrizia D'Eufemia,Mauro Celli,R. Finocchiaro,Lucia Pacifico,L Viozzi,M. Zaccagnini,Ettore Cardi,Omero Giardini +7 more
TL;DR: It is speculated that an altered intestinal permeability could represent a possible mechanism for the increased passage through the gut mucosa of peptides derived from foods with subsequent behavioural abnormalities.
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A neurochemical theory of autism
TL;DR: Panksepp et al. as discussed by the authors put forward the idea that autism is an emotional disturbance arising from an upset in the opiate systems in the brain, and hence proposed, as a possibility, opiate antagonist therapy for the autistic syndrome.