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This study was supported by INSERM U316, INSERM Network No. 489001, CNRS UPR 23, CRAMST No. 911008, Conseil Regional de la Region Centre, Fondation France Telecom, Fondation Langlois. The study received the agreement of the Ethics Committee of the Centre Hospitalier Regional de Tours.
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Hérault, J., Martineau, J., Petit, E. et al. Genetic markers in autism: Association study on short arm of chromosome 11. J Autism Dev Disord 24, 233–236 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02172100
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