Truncated stathmin-2 is a marker of TDP-43 pathology in frontotemporal dementia

M Prudencio, J Humphrey, S Pickles… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
No treatment for frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the second most common type of early-
onset dementia, is available, but therapeutics are being investigated to target the 2 main …

Consistent gene signature of schizophrenia identified by a novel feature selection strategy from comprehensive sets of transcriptomic data

Q Yang, B Li, J Tang, X Cui, Y Wang, X Li… - Briefings in …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The etiology of schizophrenia (SCZ) is regarded as one of the most fundamental puzzles in
current medical research, and its diagnosis is limited by the lack of objective molecular …

A genetics perspective on the role of the (neuro) immune system in schizophrenia

R Birnbaum, DR Weinberger - Schizophrenia research, 2020 - Elsevier
The immune system has long been hypothesized to play a role in schizophrenia
pathogenesis based on data from diverse disciplines. Recent reports of the identification of …

A myelin-related transcriptomic profile is shared by Pitt–Hopkins syndrome models and human autism spectrum disorder

BDN Phan, JF Bohlen, BA Davis, Z Ye, HY Chen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is genetically heterogeneous with convergent
symptomatology, suggesting common dysregulated pathways. In this study, we analyzed …

Profiling gene expression in the human dentate gyrus granule cell layer reveals insights into schizophrenia and its genetic risk

AE Jaffe, DJ Hoeppner, T Saito, L Blanpain… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Specific cell populations may have unique contributions to schizophrenia but may be missed
in studies of homogenate tissue. Here laser capture microdissection followed by RNA …

Identification and prioritization of gene sets associated with schizophrenia risk by co-expression network analysis in human brain

E Radulescu, AE Jaffe, RE Straub, Q Chen… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Schizophrenia polygenic risk is plausibly manifested by complex transcriptional
dysregulation in the brain, involving networks of co-expressed and functionally related …

Cannabinoid receptor CNR1 expression and DNA methylation in human prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and caudate in brain development and schizophrenia

R Tao, C Li, AE Jaffe, JH Shin, A Deep-Soboslay… - Translational …, 2020 - nature.com
Beyond being one the most widely used psychoactive drugs in the world, cannabis has
been identified as an environmental risk factor for psychosis. Though the relationship …

COVID-19. Pandemic surgery guidance

BLDM Brücher, G Nigri, A Tinelli, J Florencio… - 4 OPEN, 2020 - iris.uniroma1.it
Based on high quality surgery and scientific data, scientists and surgeons are committed to
protecting patients as well as healthcare staff and hereby provide this Guidance to address …

Common gene expression signatures in Parkinson's disease are driven by changes in cell composition

GS Nido, F Dick, L Toker, K Petersen, G Alves… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2020 - Springer
The etiology of Parkinson's disease is largely unknown. Genome-wide transcriptomic
studies in bulk brain tissue have identified several molecular signatures associated with the …

Schizophrenia risk variants influence multiple classes of transcripts of sorting nexin 19 (SNX19)

L Ma, SA Semick, Q Chen, C Li, R Tao, AJ Price… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many genomic loci associated
with risk for schizophrenia, but unambiguous identification of the relationship between …