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10. And the incidence of mitochondrial diseases is.....?

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 12:38 PM

Apr 2014

The rate of mitochondrial diseases is fairly low, and the wide variety of mitochondrial diseases have not been shown to respond to vaccinations in the same way.

Mitochondrial disease reactions can't account for more than a very small portion of current autism cases.

See also: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/on-the-rebranding-of-autism-as-a-mitochondrial-disorder-by-antivaccinationists/

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Chili's Is Fundraising For A Notoriously Anti-Vaccine Charity [View all] n2doc Apr 2014 OP

It looks mercuryblues Apr 2014 #1

kick n/t n2doc Apr 2014 #2

Except now it's all 404 NOT FOUND - everywhere. proverbialwisdom Apr 2014 #4

A Special Issue of NAJMS: ADVANCES IN AUTISM 2013 proverbialwisdom Apr 2014 #5

Quit posting your woo bullshit here... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author proverbialwisdom Apr 2014 #20

DU rec... SidDithers Apr 2014 #6

CDC Chief Julie Gerberding in March 2008 on CNN. What innocent times, then. proverbialwisdom Apr 2014 #8

And the incidence of mitochondrial diseases is.....? NickB79 Apr 2014 #10

This poster has no wisdom in his links... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #16

FUCK NAA! Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #15

That's actually considerably better than Aut$peaks KamaAina Apr 2014 #17

Seems you reject the vaccine argument... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #18

You betcha KamaAina Apr 2014 #19

No, they're not. KamaAina Apr 2014 #11

Anti-vaxxers The Green Manalishi Apr 2014 #13

controversial views shanemcg Apr 2014 #23

FYI, Autism Speaks awarded NAA $30k in Feb 2012 for "Big Red Safety Boxes." proverbialwisdom Apr 2014 #24