[HTML][HTML] Defining the genetic, genomic, cellular, and diagnostic architectures of psychiatric disorders

PF Sullivan, DH Geschwind - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Studies of the genetics of psychiatric disorders have become one of the most exciting and
fast-moving areas in human genetics. A decade ago, there were few reproducible findings …

Sodium channelopathies in neurodevelopmental disorders

MH Meisler, SF Hill, W Yu - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
The voltage-gated sodium channel α-subunit genes comprise a highly conserved gene
family. Mutations of three of these genes, SCN1A, SCN2A and SCN8A, are responsible for a …

Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism

JM Fu, FK Satterstrom, M Peng, H Brand, RL Collins… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Some individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) carry functional mutations rarely
observed in the general population. We explored the genes disrupted by these variants from …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale exome sequencing study implicates both developmental and functional changes in the neurobiology of autism

FK Satterstrom, JA Kosmicki, J Wang, MS Breen… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We present the largest exome sequencing study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to date
(n= 35,584 total samples, 11,986 with ASD). Using an enhanced analytical framework to …

Whole genome sequencing resource identifies 18 new candidate genes for autism spectrum disorder

RK C Yuen, D Merico, M Bookman, JL Howe… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
We are performing whole-genome sequencing of families with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) to build a resource (MSSNG) for subcategorizing the phenotypes and underlying …

Inferring the molecular and phenotypic impact of amino acid variants with MutPred2

V Pejaver, J Urresti, J Lugo-Martinez, KA Pagel… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Identifying pathogenic variants and underlying functional alterations is challenging. To this
end, we introduce MutPred2, a tool that improves the prioritization of pathogenic amino acid …

De novo mutations in schizophrenia implicate synaptic networks

M Fromer, AJ Pocklington, DH Kavanagh, HJ Williams… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Inherited alleles account for most of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. However, new (de
novo) mutations, in the form of large chromosomal copy number changes, occur in a small …

Modeling gene× environment interactions in PTSD using human neurons reveals diagnosis-specific glucocorticoid-induced gene expression

C Seah, MS Breen, T Rusielewicz, HN Bader… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop following severe trauma, but the extent to
which genetic and environmental risk factors contribute to individual clinical outcomes is …

Coexpression networks implicate human midfetal deep cortical projection neurons in the pathogenesis of autism

AJ Willsey, SJ Sanders, M Li, S Dong, AT Tebbenkamp… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental syndrome of unknown
etiology. Recent studies employing exome-and genome-wide sequencing have identified …

Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

D Pinto, E Delaby, D Merico, M Barbosa… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - cell.com
Rare copy-number variation (CNV) is an important source of risk for autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs). We analyzed 2,446 ASD-affected families and confirmed an excess of …