Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: a review
Abstract Purpose of Review Neurodevelopmental disorders disproportionately affect males.
The mechanisms underlying male vulnerability or female protection are not known and …
The mechanisms underlying male vulnerability or female protection are not known and …
Dendritic structural plasticity and neuropsychiatric disease
MP Forrest, E Parnell, P Penzes - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
The structure of neuronal circuits that subserve cognitive functions in the brain is shaped
and refined throughout development and into adulthood. Evidence from human and animal …
and refined throughout development and into adulthood. Evidence from human and animal …
What about the girls? Sex-based differences in autistic traits and adaptive skills
There is growing evidence of a camouflaging effect among females with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), particularly among those without intellectual disability, which may affect …
disorder (ASD), particularly among those without intellectual disability, which may affect …
Glutamate and GABA in autism spectrum disorder—a translational magnetic resonance spectroscopy study in man and rodent models
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a pervasive neurodevelopmental syndrome with a high
human and economic burden. The pathophysiology of ASD is largely unclear, thus …
human and economic burden. The pathophysiology of ASD is largely unclear, thus …
PSD95: A synaptic protein implicated in schizophrenia or autism?
AA Coley, WJ Gao - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The molecular components of the postsynaptic density (PSD) in excitatory synapses of the
brain are currently being investigated as one of the major etiologies of neurodevelopmental …
brain are currently being investigated as one of the major etiologies of neurodevelopmental …
[PDF][PDF] Comparative analyses of copy-number variation in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia reveal etiological overlap and biological insights
I Kushima, B Aleksic, M Nakatochi, T Shimamura… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Compelling evidence in Caucasian populations suggests a role for copy-number variations
(CNVs) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SCZ). We analyzed 1,108 …
(CNVs) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SCZ). We analyzed 1,108 …
Social deficits in Shank3-deficient mouse models of autism are rescued by histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition
Haploinsufficiency of the SHANK3 gene is causally linked to autism spectrum disorder
(ASD), and ASD-associated genes are also enriched for chromatin remodelers. Here we …
(ASD), and ASD-associated genes are also enriched for chromatin remodelers. Here we …
[HTML][HTML] A genetic investigation of sex bias in the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) shows substantial heritability
and is two to seven times more common in male individuals than in female individuals. We …
and is two to seven times more common in male individuals than in female individuals. We …
[PDF][PDF] Complete disruption of autism-susceptibility genes by gene editing predominantly reduces functional connectivity of isogenic human neurons
E Deneault, SH White, DC Rodrigues, PJ Ross… - Stem cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous. We
present a CRISPR gene editing strategy to insert a protein tag and premature termination …
present a CRISPR gene editing strategy to insert a protein tag and premature termination …
[PDF][PDF] De novo sequence and copy number variants are strongly associated with tourette disorder and implicate cell polarity in pathogenesis
We previously established the contribution of de novo damaging sequence variants to
Tourette disorder (TD) through whole-exome sequencing of 511 trios. Here, we sequence …
Tourette disorder (TD) through whole-exome sequencing of 511 trios. Here, we sequence …