Matthew State’s lab studies the genetics and genomics of developmental neuropsychiatric disorders.
Matthew State
Oberndorf Family Distinguished Professor and Chair
University of California, San Francisco
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Rapid progress in gene discovery and an emerging map of the molecular landscape of normal brain development are presenting unprecedented opportunities to unravel the biology of autism spectrum disorders, say Matthew State and Nenad Sestan.
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