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Prenatal Vitamins and Autism Risk

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  • Wed, 05/25/2011 - 15:57

In a study scheduled to appear in print in July in the journal Epidemiology regarding Prenatal Vitamins, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that "mothers who took the vitamins prenatally or during the first month of pregnancy were only half as likely to have a child with autism as those who didn't...The researchers also found strong associations with two gene mutations that had previously been linked to autism risk."

However, it is important to note that the study was done by phone survey, so the senior researcher, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, states that it will be important to replicate the findings in a subsequent study. To read more, click on "Source" above or click HERE.

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