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c-Kit+ Cells Transplantation as a New Treatment for Autism, a Novel Hypothesis with Important Research and Clinical Implication

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Ghanizadeh, A. c-Kit+ Cells Transplantation as a New Treatment for Autism, a Novel Hypothesis with Important Research and Clinical Implication. J Autism Dev Disord 41, 1591–1592 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1174-9

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