For example, genes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders (ALS2, ATP8A2, FA2H, FGD4, HTRA2, SNAP29, VLDLR, VRK1, WDR81) and rare diseases (ALX1, BBS10, CHST14, DDR2, SLC34A2, TAC3, TACR3) have been identified in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern families. This evidence concerns the gene SLC34A2 and neurodevelopmental disorder.