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Teja Celhar

Research Scientist, Singapore Immunology Network

Expertise: Autoimmunity, Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Article claiming vaccines cause autoimmunity and autism due to fetal DNA contaminants found unsupported and implausible

“While the letter provides some concerns about the fetal cell-derived DNA contamination in vaccines, it does not provide any actual evidence to support the claims made. The whole hypothesis of the author (which is misleadingly presented as fact) is based on the author’s own measurements of fetal cell-derived DNA, which has serious methodological problems that could be easily prevented by RNase treatment”