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Genetic Causes of Autism and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders

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Application of Basic Neuroscience to Child Psychiatry

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Autism is a behaviorally defined syndrome for which many etiologies have been identified, including specific viral and metabolic causes. New evidence confirms that genetic abnormalities cause the disorder in a subgroup of autistic individuals, encouraging further research to differentiate specific genetic etiological mechanisms.

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