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  "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormal-nonverbal-communicative-behavior",
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      }
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      {
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        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/traits/abnormal-gesture-use"
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        "name": "BLOC-1 related complex subunit 8",
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      },
      {
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        "symbol": "MFF",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:24858",
        "name": "mitochondrial fission factor",
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      },
      {
        "slug": "mecp2",
        "symbol": "MECP2",
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      {
        "slug": "nlgn3",
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      },
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        "slug": "nlgn4x",
        "symbol": "NLGN4X",
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        "name": "neuroligin 4 X-linked",
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        "url": "https://dantelabs.com/genes/nlgn4x"
      },
      {
        "slug": "snrpn",
        "symbol": "SNRPN",
        "hgnc": "HGNC:11164",
        "name": "small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide N",
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      }
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}