A new study has shown a correlation (not causation) between women taking prenatal vitamins before they got pregnant or in the first month had a lower rate of children with an autism spectrum disorder compared to women who didn't start taking the vitamins the 2nd month or not at all. There are also been correlations found between not taking the prenatal vitamins and two different gene mutations. The mutations are MTHFR and COMT.
Whether taking not taking prenatal vitamins actually can cause autism is unknown. There are other factors that were not investigated that could lead to such a correlation. Can you think of any such factors?
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