UNASSIGNED: Historically, entities with a vested interest in a product that critics have suggested is harmful have consistently used research to back their claims that the product is safe. Prominent examples are: @entity286 , lead, @entity8241 , and @entity12472 . Research literature indicates that about 80-90  % of studies with industry affiliation found no harm from the product, while only about 10-20  % of studies without industry affiliation found no harm. In parallel to other historical debates, recent studies examining a possible relationship between @entity349 ( @entity5332 ) exposure and @entity72 ( @entity72 ) show a similar dichotomy. Studies sponsored and supported by industry or entities with an apparent conflict of interest have most often shown no evidence of harm or no "consistent" evidence of harm, while studies without such affiliations report positive evidence of a @entity5332 / @entity2438 association. The potentially causal relationship between @entity5332 exposure and @entity72 differs from other toxic products since there is a broad coalition of entities for whom a conflict of interest arises. These include influential governmental public health entities, the pharmaceutical industry, and even the coal burning industry. This review includes a systematic literature search of original studies on the potential relationship between @entity5332 and @entity72 from 1999 to date, finding that of the studies with public health and/or industry affiliation, 86  % reported no relationship between @entity5332 and @entity72 . However, among studies without public health and/or industry affiliation, only 19  % find no relationship between @entity5332 and @entity72 . The discrepancy in these results suggests a bias indicative of a conflict of interest.

Systematic Assessment of Research on XXXX and @entity349 Reveals Conflicts of Interest and the Need for Transparency in Autism Research.

@entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity5332 :: ('D008628', 'Chemical') :: ['Hg'] @entity349 :: ('MESH:D008628', 'Chemical') :: ['mercury'] @entity2438 :: ('MESH:D001321', 'Disease') :: ['autism'] @entity12472 :: ('MESH:D001280', 'Chemical') :: ['atrazine'] @entity72 :: ('MESH:D002659', 'Disease') :: ['ASD', 'autism spectrum disorder'] @entity8241 :: ('MESH:C006780', 'Chemical') :: ['bisphenol A']
@entity72 :: (MESH:D002659,Disease) :: ['Autism Spectrum Disorder']
