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Brief Report: The Association of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Autism

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Williams, P.G., Hersh, J.H. Brief Report: The Association of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Autism. J Autism Dev Disord 28, 567–571 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026012414193

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