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Candidate Genes for Inherited Autism Susceptibility in the Lebanese Population.
Scientific reports - 30 Mar 2017
Kourtian Silva, Soueid Jihane, Makhoul Nadine J, Guisso Dikran Richard, Chahrour Maria, Boustany Rose-Mary N
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by ritualistic-repetitive behaviors and impaired verbal/non-verbal communication. Many ASD susceptibility genes implicated in neuronal pathways/brain development have been identified. The Lebanese population is ideal for uncovering recessive genes because of shared ancestry and a high rate of consanguineous marriages. Aims here are to analyze for published ASD genes...
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