Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 183, Issue 2 , Pages 170-173 , 30 August 2010

5-HTTLPR polymorphism influences prefrontal neurochemical metabolites in autism spectrum disorder

Received 8 January 2010 ,Revised 19 March 2010 ,Accepted 28 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.04.015

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
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