Genomics, convergent neuroscience and progress in understanding autism spectrum disorder

HR Willsey, AJ Willsey, B Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
More than a hundred genes have been identified that, when disrupted, impart large risk for
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Current knowledge about the encoded proteins—although …

Signalling pathways in autism spectrum disorder: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

CC Jiang, LS Lin, S Long, XY Ke, K Fukunaga… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a prevalent and complex neurodevelopmental disorder
which has strong genetic basis. Despite the rapidly rising incidence of autism, little is known …

Cross-trait assortative mating is widespread and inflates genetic correlation estimates

R Border, G Athanasiadis, A Buil, AJ Schork, N Cai… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The observation of genetic correlations between disparate human traits has been
interpreted as evidence of widespread pleiotropy. Here, we introduce cross-trait assortative …

Genetic architecture of 11 major psychiatric disorders at biobehavioral, functional genomic and molecular genetic levels of analysis

AD Grotzinger, TT Mallard, WA Akingbuwa, HF Ip… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
We interrogate the joint genetic architecture of 11 major psychiatric disorders at
biobehavioral, functional genomic and molecular genetic levels of analysis. We identify four …

Revisiting the seven pillars of RDoC

SE Morris, CA Sanislow, J Pacheco, U Vaidyanathan… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background In 2013, a few years after the launch of the National Institute of Mental Health's
Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative, Cuthbert and Insel published a paper titled …

Autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia: An updated conceptual review

A Jutla, J Foss‐Feig… - Autism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SCZ) are separate disorders, with
distinct clinical profiles and natural histories. ASD, typically diagnosed in childhood, is …

Gabapentin and pregabalin in bipolar disorder, anxiety states, and insomnia: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and rationale

JSW Hong, LZ Atkinson, N Al-Juffali, A Awad… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The gabapentinoids, gabapentin, and pregabalin, target the α2δ subunits of voltage-gated
calcium channels. Initially licensed for pain and seizures, they have become widely …

Culture and psychopathology: An attempt at reconsidering the role of social learning

P Fonagy, C Campbell, M Constantinou… - Development and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
This paper proposes a model for developmental psychopathology that is informed by recent
research suggestive of a single model of mental health disorder (the p factor) and seeks to …

Transfer learning for high-dimensional linear regression: Prediction, estimation and minimax optimality

S Li, TT Cai, H Li - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This paper considers estimation and prediction of a high-dimensional linear regression in
the setting of transfer learning where, in addition to observations from the target model …

Dopamine in autism spectrum disorders—focus on D2/D3 partial agonists and their possible use in treatment

V Mandic-Maravic, R Grujicic, L Milutinovic… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of disorders characterized by impairment in
social communication and repetitive and stereotyped behaviors. ASD etiology is very …