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EU-AIMS: a boost to autism research

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A €30 million initiative bringing together academic centres, industry, charities and patient groups provides an unprecedented opportunity for translational research on autism.

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  1. Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK

    Declan Murphy

  2. F. Hoffmann-La Roche, CNS–DTA, Building 72-141, Basel, 4070, Switzerland

    Will Spooren

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Murphy, D., Spooren, W. EU-AIMS: a boost to autism research. Nat Rev Drug Discov 11, 815–816 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd3881

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