Publications by authors named "Hadhemi Ben Turkia"

Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) is an X-linked condition characterized by pre and post natal overgrowth, facial malformations, and visceral, skeletal, and neurological anomalies. The physical characteristics of SGBS have been well documented; however there is a lack of description regarding the behavioral phenotype. We report the case of a 6-year-old boy, with confirmed deletion of 6-8 exons of the glypican-3 gene (GPC3) who presents three distinctive findings: the persistence of the craniopharyngeal canal, an immune-allergic specificity, and a scarcely behavioral phenotype consisting in the association of Austim Spectrum Disorder with accompanying mild intellectual disability and language impairments.

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