Expert review of autism finds no evidence for link with MMR vaccine

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is an independent medical research body funded by the government of the United Kingdom. The MRC’s Review of Autism Research was commissioned by the Department of Health in March 2001 and is now complete (http://www.mrc.ac.uk/PDFs/autism_report.pdf). The review was carried out to take the broadest possible view of the causes of autism, to consider whether autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have increased, and to identify priority areas for research.