The diagnostic yield, candidate genes, and pitfalls for a genetic study of intellectual disability in 118 middle eastern families

Abstract Global Developmental Delay/Intellectual disability (ID) is the term used to describe various disorders caused by abnormal brain development and characterized by impairments in cognition, communication, behavior, or motor skills. In the past few years, whole-exome sequencing (WES) has been p...

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Main Authors: Ghalia Al-Kasbi, Fathiya Al-Murshedi, Adila Al-Kindi, Nadia Al-Hashimi, Khalid Al-Thihli, Abeer Al-Saegh, Amna Al-Futaisi, Watfa Al-Mamari, Abdullah Al-Asmi, Zandre Bruwer, Khalsa Al-Kharusi, Samiya Al-Rashdi, Fahad Zadjali, Said Al-Yahyaee, Almundher Al-Maawali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22036-z