Mechanisms governing activity-dependent synaptic pruning in the developing mammalian CNS
TE Faust, G Gunner, DP Schafer - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
Almost 60 years have passed since the initial discovery by Hubel and Wiesel that changes
in neuronal activity can elicit developmental rewiring of the central nervous system (CNS) …
in neuronal activity can elicit developmental rewiring of the central nervous system (CNS) …
[HTML][HTML] Treatment resistance in psychiatry: state of the art and new directions
OD Howes, ME Thase, T Pillinger - Molecular psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment resistance affects 20–60% of patients with psychiatric disorders; and is
associated with increased healthcare burden and costs up to ten-fold higher relative to …
associated with increased healthcare burden and costs up to ten-fold higher relative to …
Rare coding variants in ten genes confer substantial risk for schizophrenia
Rare coding variation has historically provided the most direct connections between gene
function and disease pathogenesis. By meta-analysing the whole exomes of 24,248 …
function and disease pathogenesis. By meta-analysing the whole exomes of 24,248 …
Ancestry-inclusive dog genomics challenges popular breed stereotypes
Behavioral genetics in dogs has focused on modern breeds, which are isolated subgroups
with distinctive physical and, purportedly, behavioral characteristics. We interrogated breed …
with distinctive physical and, purportedly, behavioral characteristics. We interrogated breed …
[HTML][HTML] Single-cell epigenomics reveals mechanisms of human cortical development
During mammalian development, differences in chromatin state coincide with cellular
differentiation and reflect changes in the gene regulatory landscape. In the developing brain …
differentiation and reflect changes in the gene regulatory landscape. In the developing brain …
[HTML][HTML] Human microglial state dynamics in Alzheimer's disease progression
Altered microglial states affect neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and disease but
remain poorly understood. Here, we report 194,000 single-nucleus microglial transcriptomes …
remain poorly understood. Here, we report 194,000 single-nucleus microglial transcriptomes …
Improving polygenic prediction in ancestrally diverse populations
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have attenuated cross-population predictive performance. As
existing genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted predominantly in …
existing genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted predominantly in …
[HTML][HTML] Causal role of immune cells in schizophrenia: Mendelian randomization (MR) study
C Wang, D Zhu, D Zhang, X Zuo, L Yao, T Liu, X Ge… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Complex immune-brain interactions that affect neural development, survival
and function might have causal and therapeutic implications for psychiatric illnesses …
and function might have causal and therapeutic implications for psychiatric illnesses …
Interpreting type 1 diabetes risk with genetics and single-cell epigenomics
Genetic risk variants that have been identified in genome-wide association studies of
complex diseases are primarily non-coding. Translating these risk variants into mechanistic …
complex diseases are primarily non-coding. Translating these risk variants into mechanistic …
The GTEx Consortium atlas of genetic regulatory effects across human tissues
GTEx Consortium - Science, 2020 - science.org
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project was established to characterize genetic
effects on the transcriptome across human tissues and to link these regulatory mechanisms …
effects on the transcriptome across human tissues and to link these regulatory mechanisms …