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Family-Based Genome-Wide Association Study of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Middle Eastern Families.

Yasser Al-Sarraj, Eman Al-Dous, Rowaida Z Taha, Dina Ahram, Fouad Alshaban, Mohammed Tolfat, Hatem El-Shanti, Omar M E Albagha

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Article in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Identification of two novel autism genes,Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Yasser Al-SarrajCollege of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-1505-6360
Eman Al-DousCollege of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar.
Rowaida Z TahaQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar.
Dina AhramQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar.
Fouad AlshabanQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-0529-9721
Mohammed TolfatThe Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs, Doha 33123, Qatar.
Hatem El-ShantiQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-6230-8316
Omar M E AlbaghaCollege of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-5916-5983
Hamad bin Khalifa University · QAColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USShafallah Center · QAUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disease characterized by abnormalities in language and social communication with substantial clinical heterogeneity. Genetic factors play an important role in ASD with heritability estimated between 70% to 80%. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple loci associated with ASD. However, most studies were performed on European populations and little is known about the genetic architecture of ASD in Middle Eastern populations. Here, we report the first GWAS of ASD in the Middle eastern population of Qatar. We analyzed 171 families with ASD, using linear mixed models adjusting for relatedness and other confounders. Results showed that common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in seven loci are associated with ASD (

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AdultAutism Spectrum DisorderCase-Control StudiesChildFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMiddle EastPolymorphism, Single NucleotideWhite Peopleautism spectrum disorderfamilygeneticgenome-wide associationneuropsychiatric disorders

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PMID34069769
PMCPMC8157263
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