Meera Modi
Graduate Student
Emory University
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SHANK mutations converge at neuronal junctions in autism
SHANK3, one of the strongest candidate genes for autism, has the potential to be a molecular entry point into understanding the synaptic, developmental and circuit origins of the disorder.
SHANK mutations converge at neuronal junctions in autism
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