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MetallothioneinMetallothionein is a protein thats purpose is to metabolise metals. In the human body, it is synthesised in the liver and kidneys. Its production is dependent on availability of the dietary minerals zinc and selenium, and the amino acids histidine and cysteine. According to scientific findings by William J. Walsh, Ph. D. of the Naperville, IL - based Pfeiffer Treatment Center, a metallothionein dysfunction is prevalent among individuals throughout the autism spectrum (classical autism, Asperger's, PDD-NOS, etc.) There exists a genetic component in conjunction with an environmental insult that would explain the outbreak of autism cases in recent years resulting from a metallothionein dysfunction. It detoxifies mercury and heavy metals by binding to the metal before it can cause harm. It forms sub cellular inclusions or crystals which act jointly to consolidate and enclose excess metals. These inclusions then accumulate within tissues or skeletal structure over time.
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