Yasser Al-Sarraj, Rowaida Z Taha, Eman Al-Dous, Dina Ahram, Somayyeh Abbasi, Eman Abuazab, Hibah Shaath, Wesal Habbab, Khaoula Errafii, Yosra Bejaoui, Maryam AlMotawa, Namat Khattab, Yasmin Abu Aqel, Karim E Shalaby, Amina Al-Ansari, Marios Kambouris, Adel Abouzohri, Iman Ghazal, Mohammed Tolfat, Fouad Alshaban, Hatem El-Shanti, Omar M E Albagha
Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by aberrations in social interaction and communication associated with repetitive behaviors and interests, with strong clinical heterogeneity. Genetic factors play an important role in ASD, but about 75% of ASD cases have an undetermined genetic risk. Methods: We extensively investigated an ASD cohort made of 102 families from the Middle Eastern population of Qatar. First, we investigated the copy number variations (CNV) contribution using genome-wide SNP arrays...
2024: Frontiers in Genetics