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The promising trajectory of autism therapeutics discovery.
Drug discovery today - 1 Jul 2014
Silverman Jill L, Crawley Jacqueline N
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacological interventions for neurodevelopmental disorders are increasingly tractable. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects approximately 1% of the population. Currently, the standard of care is early behavioral therapy. No approved medical treatments for the diagnostic symptoms are available. Strong evidence for genetic causes of autism implicates proteins that mediate synaptic transmission...
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