Scientists find gene linked to schizophrenia (and to autism)

University of Montreal ^ | Apr 12, 2010 | Unknown

[aimhigh]

This article is more hype. There are several genes already associated with schizophrenia. As the Dr said, "We are convinced that future studies will validate the SHANK3 gene as a marker for schizophrenia,". Please send money for more studies.

Even with the connected genes, chemicals can turn genes on and off, even chemicals like thermosil.

[Fee]

I agree. But no one has seriously looked at why the Amish has such a low rate vs neighboring non Amish by a factor of 1000. Both do have very different lifestyles and the autism rate is very pronounced. The other tibit is Somalian refugees settling in the US who never had autism in their family living in African villages suddenly within the first generation born is exhibiting autism rates similar to local Americans. Many of these refugees come from rural villages where vaccines are not as numerous as pre school kids and diet is very different from urban/suburban Americans. Granted that without looking at the events closely one cannot jump to conclusions, but someone needs to do a scientific study on why such disparities.

[Marie]

My mother, daughter, son and I are all Celiacs. My son is the only one of us who has Type one diabetes. My mother and I have hypothyroidism.

The genes are like having baking soda in a bowl. It won’t fuzz until you add the vinegar. Until then, it remains inert.

If one has the gene for autism, diabetes, cancer, etc, you may or may not have that gene activated by an environmental trigger.

[GOPJ]

Especially since we’ve seen stories posted recently about how things that people take into their bodies can turn genes on or off. Yes there may be a genetic component that has to be present in a person, but if mercury, thimerosal, synthetic squalene, etc triggers those autism genes in those people, you can’t just say “It’s genetic”, if they never had the vaccines the trigger would never have been pulled.

You're right, Secret - it could be something like a threshold effect...

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[Secret Agent Man]

And given the fact that the vaccine schedule for these kids today has SO many more shots on it than even 20 years ago, those kids’ immune systems are hammered.

And don’t forget the doctors who are out there talking about how this is not the way to go about ramping up antibodies, by bypassing the skins’ defenses and such, but injecting this directly into the body. Plus combining three vaccines in one shot (MMR) that a lot of kids have real problems with. There’s nothing natural about the exposure when it’s injected. It bypasses normal defense mechanisms.

The only vaccines I’d take nowadays are for tetanus and rabies. Any of them used on an emergency basis.