Autism spectrum disorder and achondroplasia in an Egyptian patient | ||||
Middle East Journal of Medical Genetics | ||||
Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2022 PDF (359.72 K) | ||||
DOI: 10.4103/mxe.mxe_7_21 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Samira Ismail; Hisham Megahed; Somaya Ismail; Amina Hindawy | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and achondroplasia are two distinctive disorders. Co-occurrence of ASD with different monogenic disorders, chromosomal aberration, and molecular defined syndromes has been reported. Yet, the coexistence of ASD with achondroplasia has been recently reported; it was supposed to be merely coincidental. It is of particular interest herein to report on an Egyptian patient having achondroplasia and ASD simultaneously. The current report includes a comparison of both cases and throws light on the importance of genetic and environmental contributions in the etiology of ASD. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Achondroplasia; autism; Epilepsy; FGFR3 | ||||
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