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The dates for parts of the history might differ slightly from the Skjei et al. report since we used the dates we obtained by a separate history completed by a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
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Writing of this manuscript was supported by the Office of Academic Affiliations, VA Special MIRECC Fellowship Program in Advanced Psychiatry and by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH R01MH069753.
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Hah, M., Lotspeich, L.J., Phillips, J.M. et al. Twins with KBG Syndrome and Autism. J Autism Dev Disord 39, 1744–1746 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0811-7
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