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Cerebral palsy is the most common disability in childhood affecting more than 800,000 Americans and Australians. Current knowledge suggests the origins ofcerebral palsy are multifactorial, with a substantial body of evidence indicating that around 30% of people withcerebral palsy have an underlying genetic disorder.
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