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Nermin Qassem.. a Palestinian
researcher who creates a treatment program for autism spectrum
The Palestinian researcher, Nermin
Qassem, 31, from the Gaza Strip, was able to record a new scientific innovation
that contributes significantly to the treatment of autism spectrum disorder in
children in its three degrees: mild, moderate, and severe.
Qassem, a doctoral student in
Clinical Clinical Diseases at Cairo University, succeeded in achieving the
degree of excellence with first class honors and the entitlement to register a
patent with a recommendation for publication in research centers, while
preserving rights.
The genetic panel of autism
She says that the examination of
the genetic cellular slide aims to examine the presence of changes in the
amount of genetic material, including the presence of small changes in the
genetic material, which may be an increase or decrease in the genetic material,
which cannot be diagnosed with a microscope (copy number variants, CNVs), Which
can cause mental retardation, developmental problems, autism, birth defects and
other health problems.
She added that the time period to
reach the CMA test answer is between 3-6 weeks, starting from receiving the
sample in the laboratory, which reaches 99%.
She indicated that the result of
the examination is related to several factors, such as the amount of material
in the sample that is available in the laboratory, the necessity of preparing a
cell culture to complete the examination, the need sometimes for samples from
the parents and genetic examinations in other ways as part of the analysis of
the examination result.
She pointed out that by using whole
exome sequencing in the differential diagnosis of autism, it helps to diagnose
whether autism candidate genes are present in the patient or not, while
providing distinction of the clinical results of autism-like symptoms of other
genetic diseases, therefore, it sheds light on the genetic basis of autism
cases. .
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