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Curran, S., Powell, J., Neale, B. et al. An association analysis of candidate genes on chromosome 15 q11–13 and autism spectrum disorder. Mol Psychiatry 11, 709–713 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4001839
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