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Using genetic findings in autism for the development of new pharmaceutical compounds.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Mar 2014
Vorstman Jacob A S, Spooren Will, Persico Antonio M, Collier David A, Aigner Stefan, Jagasia Ravi, Glennon Jeffrey C, Buitelaar Jan K
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RATIONALE: The main reason for the current lack of effective treatments for the core symptoms of autism is our limited understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying this heterogeneous group of disorders. A primary value of genetic research is enhancing our insight into the biology of autism through the study of identified autism risk genes. OBJECTIVES: In the current review we discuss (1) the genes and...
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