A study evaluating whether exposure to mercury from thimerosal-containing
vaccines contributes to autism found that the rate at which
a child is able to eliminate mercury might play a role.
Children with the most severe autism had the lowest hair
mercury levels, which suggests that they may not excrete the
mercury effectively. Children without autism had significantly
higher hair mercury levels, and the levels were correlated
with mercury exposure from a variety of sources. Autistic
children, on the other hand, did not show correlations between
hair mercury levels and mercury exposure.
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Journal of Toxicology August, 2003;22(4):277-85
