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Drugmakers dance with autism

With monogenetic neurodevelopmental disorders similar to autism serving as starting points for several drug discovery programs, smaller biotechs are now joining big pharma in pursuing therapies to tackle this perplexing condition. Sarah Webb reports.

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Webb, S. Drugmakers dance with autism. Nat Biotechnol 28, 772–774 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0810-772

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