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Brief report: Preliminary evidence for multiple etiologies in autism

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  1. Medecin Psychiatre, 57 Avenue du Mesnil, 94210, La Varenne, France

    Joelle Rosenberger-Debiesse

  2. Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

    Mary Coleman

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The authors wish to thank Dr. Kahn-Bensaude and Prof. Jerome Lejeune for their assistance.

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Rosenberger-Debiesse, J., Coleman, M. Brief report: Preliminary evidence for multiple etiologies in autism. J Autism Dev Disord 16, 385–392 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01531667

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