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Editorial
. 2022 Aug 1;13(8):1377.
doi: 10.3390/genes13081377.

From Genes to Therapy in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Jacob A S Vorstman  1   2 , Christine M Freitag  3 , Antonio M Persico  4
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Editorial

From Genes to Therapy in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Jacob A S Vorstman et al. Genes (Basel). .

Abstract

In recent years, findings from genetic and other biological studies are starting to reveal the role of various molecular mechanisms that contribute to the etiology of ASD [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

C.M.F. receives ASD-related research funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the European Community and royalties for books on ASD, ADHD, and MDD. She has served as consultant for Servier in 2021. AMP receives funding from the Italian Ministry of Health, Banca BPER and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia/Fondazione di Modena, as well as royalties for a textbook of child and adolescent neuropsychiatry. He has participated in a phase III trial by Servier in 2018-2021. JV has served as a consultant for NoBias Therapeutics Inc. and has received speaker fees for Henry Stewart Talks Ltd. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health (1U01MH119741-01) and the McLaughlin Centre at the University of Toronto.

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