By Catherine Shaffer

In 2002, four years after first sparking public controversy over whether the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism, Andrew Wakefield reported a possible molecular mechanism for the connection. He claimed that a form of irritable bowel disease, which he called autistic enterocolitis, was triggered by the measles virus (Molec. Pathol. 55, 84–90, 2002). (Click here to continue reading)

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