Autism changes molecular structure of the brain May 2011

Clipps from above article in MedicalXpress

“If you randomly pick 20 people with autism, the cause of each person's disease will be unique,”

“By measuring gene-expression levels in the cerebral cortex, the team uncovered consistent differences in how genes in autistic and healthy brains encode information.”

"From a molecular perspective, half of these brains shared a common genetic signature. ”

“Given autism's numerous causes, this was an unexpected and exciting finding."

“Diagnoses have expanded tenfold in the last decade.”

Abstract of paper

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Observation at VitaminDWiki

• FACT: Vitamin D prevents and treats inflammation

• FACT Autistics are generally very low on vitamin D

• FACT: Many autistics can be treated with vitamin D

• FACT: Enough vitamin D greatly reduced the occurrence of autism

• OBSERVATION: Inflammation during pregnancy ==> child is 2X more likely to be autistic NYT June 2012

  • Inflammation burned up vitamin D, leaving less for the fetus
  • Easily cured by taking more vitamin D during pregnancy, especially if there is inflammation

See also VitaminDWiki

• Overview - Autism and vitamin D

  • lots of information from Dr. Cannell of the Vitamin D Council

• e-book on Autism and vitamin D – May 2011 written before the information on this page

• Google Search for all items on Inflamation in VitaminDWiki 526 as of May 2012

• All items in Autoimmune and Vitamin D items

• All items in Immunity and Vitamin D items

• Inflammation or surgery or heart attack decreases measured vitamin D levels – Mar 2011

• All items tagged with After surgery or trauma items

• Vitamin D essential for burn injury - 2008.pdf burns 'burn up" vitamin D

• All items in category Inflammation and Vitamin D items