Connecting genes to brain in the autism spectrum disorders

Brett S Abrahams1, Daniel H Geschwind

  • 1Neurogenetics Program, Neurology Department, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769, USA.

Archives of Neurology
|April 14, 2010
PubMed

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