Talk:Dermorphin

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I remember reading somewhere once upon a time that dermorphin has been found by researchers at Johnson and Johnson to be in the urine and blood of autistic and (if I remember correctly) schizophrenic people. One source I stumbled into once upon a time claims that 90% of the autistic and shizophrenic patients tested positive for dermorphin in their blood, the levels of which dropped to undetectable levels when wheat and dairy products were removed from the diet. The hypothesis is something on the order of a bacteria, fungus, or enzyme takes root in the gut and splices the casein and gluten proteins into a variety of substances, including, unfortunately, dermorphin. Here are some urls that resulted from a google search for "dermorphin" and "autism". Something about this should make it into the article, I would think. Given the potential importance this research might have, it should be mentioned somewhere in this article by someone more qualified than myself to write it. At least mention that it is a hot topic of research.... http://www.vancesfoods.com/autism.htm http://www.healing-arts.org/children/autism-overview.htm http://www.bbbautism.com/pdf/article_14_why_does_gfcf_work.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.108.90.211 (talk) 22:48, 15 December 2007 (UTC)