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Narasimhan, U., Janakiraman, A., Puskur, D. et al. Case Report: A Disease Phenotype of Rett Syndrome and Neurofibromatosis Resulting from A Bilocus Variant Combination. J Autism Dev Disord 53, 2138–2142 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05458-6
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