Microdeletion 15q13.3: a locus with incomplete penetrance for autism, mental retardation, and psychiatric disorders
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Genetics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-2593,1468-6244
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2008.064378