title: Distal trisomy 10q syndrome, report of a patient with duplicated q24.31 - qter, autism spectrum disorder and unusual features.
abstract: We report on a patient with distal trisomy 10q syndrome presenting with a few previously undescribed physical features, as well as, autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We recommend that patients with distal trisomy 10q syndrome should have a behavioral evaluation for ASD for the early institution of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Shafallah Medical Genetics Center Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Al-Sarraj
authors.affiliation: Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Hakam Abu
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Al-Khair
authors.affiliation: Shafallah Medical Genetics Center Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Rowaida Ziad
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.affiliation: Shafallah Medical Genetics Center Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Namat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khattab
authors.affiliation: Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Zakaria H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: El Sayed
authors.affiliation: Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Bushra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elhusein
authors.affiliation: Shafallah Medical Genetics Center Doha, Qatar ; Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa.
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El-Shanti
keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; genome-wide SNP genotyping; quantitative PCR; trisomy 10q syndrome