Opportunities and challenges in modeling human brain disorders in transgenic primates

CG Jennings, R Landman, Y Zhou, J Sharma… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Molecular genetic tools have had a profound impact on neuroscience, but until recently their
application has largely been confined to a few model species, most notably mouse …

A subset of autism-associated genes regulate the structural stability of neurons

YC Lin, JA Frei, MBC Kilander, W Shen… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comprises a range of neurological conditions that affect
individuals' ability to communicate and interact with others. People with ASD often exhibit …

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 …

Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24. 32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

Molecular autism, 2017 - Springer
Background Over the past decade genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been
applied to aid in the understanding of the biology of traits. The success of this approach is …

Genetic insights and neurobiological implications from NRXN1 in neuropsychiatric disorders

Z Hu, X Xiao, Z Zhang, M Li - Molecular psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
Many neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders commonly share genetic risk
factors. To date, the mechanisms driving the pathogenesis of these disorders, particularly …

Molecular characterization of NRXN1 deletions from 19,263 clinical microarray cases identifies exons important for neurodevelopmental disease expression

C Lowther, M Speevak, CM Armour, ES Goh… - Genetics in …, 2017 - nature.com
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to assess the penetrance of NRXN1
deletions. Methods: We compared the prevalence and genomic extent of NRXN1 deletions …

Phenotypic spectrum of NRXN1 mono‐ and bi‐allelic deficiency: A systematic review

P Castronovo, M Baccarin, A Ricciardello… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Neurexins are presynaptic cell adhesion molecules critically involved in synaptogenesis and
vesicular neurotransmitter release. They are encoded by three genes (NRXN1‐3), each …

Noncoding copy-number variations are associated with congenital limb malformation

R Flöttmann, BK Kragesteen, S Geuer, M Socha… - Genetics in …, 2018 - nature.com
Purpose Copy-number variants (CNVs) are generally interpreted by linking the effects of
gene dosage with phenotypes. The clinical interpretation of noncoding CNVs remains …

Next-gen sequencing identifies non-coding variation disrupting miRNA-binding sites in neurological disorders

P Devanna, XS Chen, J Ho, D Gajewski, SD Smith… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Understanding the genetic factors underlying neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric
disorders is a major challenge given their prevalence and potential severity for quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] SFARI genes and where to find them; modelling Autism Spectrum Disorder specific gene expression dysregulation with RNA-seq data

MNT Arpi, TI Simpson - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have a strong, yet heterogeneous, genetic
component. Among the various methods that are being developed to help reveal the …