Small Flies Meet Big Data: Genetic Convergence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Modeled in .

Am J Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry (Karam, Javitch) and Department of Pharmacology (Javitch), Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York (Karam, Coie, Javitch); and Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, New York (Coie).

Published: June 2020

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