The Daily Mail and other news source reported a large research, partly funded by the Department of Health and published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, studying the blood samples of about 250 children aged 10 to 12 to see if the MMR vaccination had caused an abnormal immune response that could have triggered autism.
The sample included three groups of children : those with autism, those without and those with special educational needs. The researchers said that they found no difference in meales virus or antibody levels between the two comparison groups and no evidence of bowel symptoms among the autistic children.
The authors concluded there is no evidence for a link between MMR vaccination and autism. But critics said the study had selected the wrong children.
Source :"Measles vaccination and antibody response in autism spectrum disorders". Arch Dis Child. Published Online First: 5 February 2008 doi:10.1136/adc.2007.122937 (full text via Athens)
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