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. 2011 May;68(5):457-8.
doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.34.

Genetic indeterminism, the 5-HTTLPR, and the paths forward in neuropsychiatric genetics

Randy D Blakely  1 , Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele
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Genetic indeterminism, the 5-HTTLPR, and the paths forward in neuropsychiatric genetics

Randy D Blakely et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 May.
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