Association of CNTNAP2 gene Variants with Palestinian Autism Patients Exome Sequencing Technology

Autism is widely spread in most populations including the Palestinian population. The disease is characterized as developmental disorder with clear genetics involvement accompanied with various disturbing behavioral symptoms. Our project aims to investigate if specific haplotypes of a neuronal membrane protein gene are Linked and represent a marker for the early prediction of the disease as was see in some populations which will allow very early intervention. In addition, the collected genome from carefully diagnosed Palestinian patients will be used in primary steps to identify other potential genes that underline the development of the disease in Palestinian children.