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Brief Report: A Case of Chromosome 22 Alteration Associated with Autistic Syndrome

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Assumpcão, F.B. Brief Report: A Case of Chromosome 22 Alteration Associated with Autistic Syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord 28, 253–256 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026025606967

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