Christian Schaaf is professor of human genetics at the University of Heidelberg in Germany.
Christian Schaaf
Professor
University of Heidelberg
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Oxytocin lessons from autism-linked syndromes: A chat with Christian Schaaf and Ferdinand Althammer
Oxytocin therapies have failed to consistently benefit autistic people, but their effects in people with two autism-linked conditions may yield new insights, experts argue.
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Peter Hess
7 September 2022 | 4 min read
How an expert panel evaluates genes for autism genetic tests
About 15 percent of genes currently included in clinical genetic tests for autism or intellectual disability don’t have enough evidence to support their ties to the conditions, the panel found.
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