CRYSHAME PRESS RELEASE – on NEW STUDY REFUTING WAKEFIELD FINDINGS

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CRYSHAME PRESS RELEASE – 6 September 2008

ON BEHALF OF PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN RESPONDING TO NEW STUDY

REFUTING WAKEFIELD FINDINGS OF MEASLES VIRUS IN GUT OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN

WITH BOWEL DISEASE

A new study by Hornig1 et al,

which revisits the MMR – autism controversy, has failed to find measles

virus in the bowel of autistic children, so contradicting Wakefield and

O'Leary's earlier finding of measles virus in autistic

children.2 The latest study fails

to find a link between MMR vaccine and autism.

However the study inadvertently gives credence to Wakefield and O'Leary's

previous work on measles virus and validates their earlier findings. It

also substantiates the link between autistic regression and

gastrointestinal disorder reported by Wakefield in his 1998 Lancet

article.3

Whereas Wakefield and O'Leary in 2002 looked at bowel biopsies of 91

children whose autism and bowel disease followed the MMR vaccination,

Hornig et al examined biopsies of only 5 children who had MMR

before the onset of these symptoms. The remaining 20 children had

MMR after onset. This is a very small sample from which to conclude that

there is no link between MMR, autism and bowel disease. It is

substantially smaller than Wakefield's earlier study.

Importantly, the centres that analysed the bowel biopsies arrived at

similar findings despite blinded procedures – i.e. none of them knew

which biopsies they were examining. One of these centres was that of

Professor O'Leary. Professor O'Leary found measles virus in the

bowel of 75 children out of 91 in the earlier 2002 study and is a joint

author of the present Hornig study, which used the same methods of

analysis as O'Leary had used in 2002. The consistency of the findings

between the three centres confirms the validity of O'Leary's methods -

the same methods used in 2002 - and the accuracy of his finding of

measles virus.

In the US, the government is the defendant in a key case before the

Federal Court for Vaccine Claims brought by 5000 children, many autistic,

claiming vaccine damage. In a lead case, Cedillo, who regressed

into autism and bowel disease after receiving the MMR, was tested

positive for measles virus by O'Leary. The new study substantially

strengthens Cedillo's case.

Parents of autistic children want to know why their children suffer from

these lifetime debilitating illnesses. In the 10 years since Wakefield's

1998 Lancet paper was published, there has been no proper attempt to

replicate his studies. In the UK there is currently no research into the

autism and bowel disease which is estimated to affect about half the

children. Although autism is the largest and fastest growing

developmental condition among UK children – affecting at least one in a

hundred children – the government spends no more than £1 million pounds a

year on autism research. How long before the government faces up to the

epidemic proportions of this increasingly prevalent condition and to its

cost on children, families and society?

Instead of addressing the causes of these illnesses, the government has

enveloped a culture of fear around autism/bowel disease research. It is

worthy of note that the study published this week reports clinical

procedures and a study design which, here in the UK, has resulted in

three doctors being accused of what amounts to child abuse. Whilst

Wakefield, Murch and - have been subjected to a disgraceful

attempt to discredit and publicly shame them, Hornig et al. are able to

carry out these same procedures, at the behest of the CDC , and report

their findings freely with no repercussions whatsoever. Are we to assume

they will be hauled before their respective professional councils – or

does that only happen if the results threaten the vaccination programme?

The culture of fear engendered in the UK has meant that medical

scientists refuse to address the issue, whilst our children suffer

intolerable levels of pain and a future with no hope. It is

contemptible.

NOTES FOR EDITORSCRYSHAME is an organisation of parents

and professionals demanding justice for the three doctors being tried for

fitness to practice by the GMC, and for the many autistic children for

whom there is insufficient research into why they are autistic and suffer

bowel damage.

1. Today autism is the most prevalent

and fastest growing developmental disorder in UK children; at least one

in 100 children are diagnosed with this serious and debilitating

condition.

2. The government's 2004 National

Service Framework for Children refers to service standards of

" listening and responding to children…and their families " and

giving " access to hospital specialist " including

gastroenterologists. Adequate levels of medical provision are to be

provided by 2014. The paper refers to symptoms of bowel disorder and pain

in some autistic children.

3. In the UK there is no research

following up the work of the three doctors. This research is done

oversees.

4. In 2002 the government gave £3

million to the Medical Research Council for autism research. The annual

autism research bill is about £1 million - a miniscule amount for such a

widespread and growing condition, compared with other childhood

conditions.

5. The MMR has been beset with

problems throughout its history. Japan withdrew earlier brands of MMR in

1993 because of aseptic meningitis caused by the Urabe Mumps strain.

There have been successful legal claims for damages against health

providers providing MMR. These brands were also withdrawn in the

UK.

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