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Untangling autism

A clever dissection of the roles of the Ptchd1 gene in the brains of mice demonstrates one way to untangle the complex relationships between the causes and symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders. See Article p.58

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Figure 1: Tracing the threads between causes and symptoms of autism.

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