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Christian Schaaf

Professor
University of Heidelberg

Christian Schaaf is professor of human genetics at the University of Heidelberg in Germany.

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7 September 2022 | 4 min read
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Spectrum Microphone

How an expert panel evaluates genes for autism genetic tests

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22 July 2022 | 8 min read

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