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OpenMinds continues to support numerous research projects carried out at the ASKC and the Neurogenetics laboratory at AUBMC.
White Matter Tract Development in Autistic Toddlers and Preschoolers by Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Correlation with Ongoing Therapies
Next Generation Sequencing of autism genes in the Lebanese population and their functional evaluation
Novel Paradigm for Eye Tracking and Vision Screening in Autism
Efficacy of Applied Behavior Analysis Intervention in a Retrospective Pilot Study in Lebanon
An unusual diagnosis made….but how do you treat it?

Many physician-scientists strive to address this through applied research. In this age of genetics and genomics we in Lebanon have to pull
ASD Genetics

Venn diagram depicting the comparison of copy number variations CNVs in autism patients (red circle), healthy controls (blue circle), and those wit
A novel oral treatment for a deadly neurodegenerative disease, juvenile NCL or CLN3 disease. Are Flupirtine analogues neuroprotective in the NCLs or Batten disease?

Fady Saade Med III; Karl Mansour, Joelle Makoukji PhD; Paul Trippier PhD and Rose-Mary Boustany MD.
A novel injectable treatment for a deadly neurodegenerative disease, juvenile NCL or CLN3 disease is being tried in a mouse model: GalactosylCeramide in CLN3-deficient mice (Batten Disease)

Sally El-Sitt (PhD student), Jihanne Souied PhD, Joelle Makoukji, PhD and Rose-Mary Boustany.
And, for the first time, prevalence of Autism in Lebanon has been determined….

Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Nurseries in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study.
We are hunting for Autism Susceptibility Genes in The Lebanese Population….using the most advanced genetic, molecular biology and bioinformatics tools

RYR2, PTDSS1 and AREG genes are implicated in a Lebanese population-based study of copy number variation in autism.