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- ↑ "Adam Anderson". Florida House of Representatives . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Florida Republican wins state House seat after opponent booted off of ballot". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ "'A giant leap': Lawmaker announces FSU's new Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Unlocking the Genetic Secrets of Rare Childhood Diseases". Florida Trend. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Matthew A. Love: Making the latest genetic diagnostic tools available to Florida's most vulnerable kids". Florida Politics . August 7, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ↑ Haughney, Kathleen (February 1, 2024). "FSU launches groundbreaking Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases". Florida State University News. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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