meghansteam's commentsComments On: EverythingArticles Blogs Journals Photos created by: Everyonemeghansteam Do You Have BOTH Juvenile Diabetes and Autism in Your Family? - Blog Entry28 Aug 2007 12:09 PM Kristyn - I think this is very interesting stuff. I blogged about it on a new site my wife and I just launched. http://tetsuda.typepad.com/meghan/ It makes sense to me that there is some relation. My daughter has a mitocondrial disorder, autoimmune issues, and is likely to end up with diabetes. We also have a nephew on the Autism spectrum with PDD-NOS. Might I suggest that the link might be through mitochondrial DNA. There are clear links to mitochondria and diabetes. In addition, kids with mitochonrial issues have pretty severe GI issues. They also can end up with mild forms of Autism. It is tough to diagnosis because they need to do it through live tissue biopsies and a lot of doctors don't know to check for mitochondrial compex issues. |
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