Whole-Genome Sequencing in Autism Identifies Hot Spots for De Novo Germline Mutation

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 151
Issue: 7
Pages: 1431-1442
Citations: 565
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                                    Jacob J. Michaelson, 
                                
                                    Yujian Shi, 
                                
                                    Madhusudan Gujral
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Whole-Genome Sequencing in Autism Identifies Hot Spots for De Novo Germline Mutation. 
                            Cell
                            , 151
                            (7)
                            , 1431-1442.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.11.019
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.11.019