Silvia De Rubeis

Assistant professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Silvia De Rubeis is assistant professor of psychiatry at the Seaver Center for Autism Research and Treatment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.

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Spectrum

By Silvia De Rubeis, Paige Siper

19 June 2018

5 min read

Genetic testing, counseling crucial in people with developmental delay

Referring children with developmental delay to a clinical geneticist for testing and counseling helps families and advances research.

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Genetic testing, counseling crucial in people with developmental delay

By Silvia De Rubeis, Paige Siper

19 June 2018 | 5 min read

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