SHANK2 and autism: We utilized 4 different MLPA kits including 2 subtelomeric MLPA kits (P036, P070) to detect CNVs in subtelomeric region of all chromosomes, and 2 autism MLPA kits (P343 and P396) to identify imbalances in three recurrent autism loci (15q11-q13, 16p11 and SHANK3 gene) and also in the SHANK2, an autism candidate gene.