Christopher Walsh
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
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Studying autism genetics in special populations
The study of any genetic disorder benefits from including the many diverse human populations in our world, and autism should be no different, says geneticist Christopher Walsh.

Studying autism genetics in special populations
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