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The signing ceremony took place on the campus of the Arab American University in Ramallah, in the presence of the Chairman of the University Board of Directors, Dr. Yousef Asfour, Martin Doltrey, Director of the British Council Office in Palestine, Vice President for Academic Affairs Prof. Dr. Waleed Deeb, Vice President for Medical Faculties Affairs Prof. Dr. Mohammad Asia, Vice President for the Faculty of Medicine Affairs Prof. Dr. Malik Al-Zaben, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr.

The scientific work, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, describes the clinical outcomes of seven patients from five different families, all with mutations in the gene called calmodulin-regulated spectrin-associated protein 1 (CAMSAP1) which causes this rare genetic disease. The genetic alterations in CAMSAP1 lead to abnormalities in neuronal structural proteins, which have an important role in regulating neuronal division and movement during brain development.

The delegation included Professor Peter Terpeni, a clinical geneticist, Professor Andrew Crosby, a human genome scientist, and Dr. Emma Babel, a clinical geneticist and scientist in genomic medicine and medical director of (South West Genomic Laboratory Hub).

They were received by Dr. Imad Dwaikat, the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, and Dr. Reham Khalaf Nazzal, Head of the Organs Functions and Medications Unit at the University.