<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> On July 13, l998 Rosalie asked about having umbilical cord blood tested, I presume, for celiac....It is possible to save and test cord blood. At the Defeat Autism Now! Conference in San Diego in September, l997 it was suggested by one of the DAN! doctors that cord blood be saved to be tested against the vaccines currently in use. There are studies that indicate vaccines may be causing serious problems in SOME children with immune systems that may be too fragile or immature to handle them. Case in point....Andrew Wakefield, British pediatric gastroenterologist, et al., published an article in THE LANCET, Vol 351 February 28, 1998, Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non- specific colitis and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Just what you wanted....something else to be concerned about! Dr. Wakefield will be speaking at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans this week on Saturday, July 25th for any of you close who are interested. There will be several other researchers presenting at this conference. For more information contact Janet Beckwith, Baton Rouge, (504) 752-9341 or Linda Duckworth- Landry, New Orleans, (504) 733-6010. They ask you to reserve seating. The conference is free. They do ask for donations. Dona Vickrey in Tennessee