Somatic Overgrowth Predisposes to Seizures in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Giulia Valvo; Sara Baldini; Francesca Brachini; Fabio Apicella; Angela Cosenza; Anna Rita Ferrari; Renzo Guerrini; Filippo Muratori; Maria Francesca Romano; Filippo M. Santorelli; Raffaella Tancredi; Federico Sicca

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075015

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Somatic Overgrowth Predisposes to Seizures in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Giulia Valvo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Giulia Valvo, Sara Baldini

Affiliation Epilepsy, Neurophysiology and Neurogenetics Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Sara Baldini ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Giulia Valvo, Sara Baldini

Affiliation Epilepsy, Neurophysiology and Neurogenetics Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Francesca Brachini,

Affiliation Epilepsy, Neurophysiology and Neurogenetics Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Fabio Apicella,

Affiliation Developmental Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Angela Cosenza,

Affiliation Developmental Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Anna Rita Ferrari,

Affiliation Epilepsy, Neurophysiology and Neurogenetics Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Renzo Guerrini,

Affiliations Epilepsy, Neurophysiology and Neurogenetics Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy, Child Neurology Unit, A. Meyer Pediatric Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Filippo Muratori,

Affiliation Developmental Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Maria Francesca Romano,

Affiliation Institute of Economics, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
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Filippo M. Santorelli,

Affiliation Molecular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Raffaella Tancredi,

Affiliation Developmental Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Federico Sicca

* E-mail: federico.sicca@inpe.unipi.it

Affiliation Epilepsy, Neurophysiology and Neurogenetics Unit, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
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Somatic Overgrowth Predisposes to Seizures in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Giulia Valvo,
Sara Baldini,
Francesca Brachini,
Fabio Apicella,
Angela Cosenza,
Anna Rita Ferrari,
Renzo Guerrini,
Filippo Muratori,
Maria Francesca Romano,
Filippo M. Santorelli

Published: September 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075015

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