Mustafa Sahin

Professor
Harvard University

Mustafa Sahin is professor of neurology at Harvard University and director of the Translational Neuroscience Center at Boston Children’s Hospital.

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Studies of tuberous sclerosis may shed light on biology of autism

By Mustafa Sahin
24 September 2019 | 5 min read
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Insights for autism from tuberous sclerosis complex

By Mustafa Sahin
24 July 2012 | 6 min read

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