RNA sequencing of bipolar disorder lymphoblastoid cell lines implicates the neurotrophic factor HRP-3 in lithium's clinical efficacy

E Milanesi, I Voinsky, A Hadar, A Srouji… - The World Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Lithium remains the oldest and most effective treatment for mood stabilisation in
bipolar disorder (BD), even though at least half of patients are only partially responsive or do …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulation of alternative poly-adenylation as a potential player in autism spectrum disorder

KJ Szkop, PIC Cooke, JA Humphries… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
We present here the hypothesis that alternative poly-adenylation (APA) is dysregulated in
the brains of individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), due to disruptions in …

Faulty RNA splicing: Consequences and therapeutic opportunities in brain and muscle disorders

V Pagliarini, P La Rosa, C Sette - Human Genetics, 2017 - Springer
Alternative splicing is a powerful mechanism that largely expands the coding potential of
eukaryotic genomes. Indeed, its complex and flexible regulation is exploited by cells to …

Distinct projection targets define subpopulations of mouse brainstem vagal neurons that express the autism‐associated MET receptor tyrosine kinase

A Kamitakahara, HH Wu, P Levitt - Journal of Comparative …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed anatomical tracing and mapping of the viscerotopic organization of the vagal motor
nuclei has provided insight into autonomic function in health and disease. To further define …

Identification of hub miRNA biomarkers for bladder cancer by weighted gene coexpression network analysis

F Zhao, YZ Ge, LH Zhou, LW Xu, Z Xu… - OncoTargets and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Bladder cancer (BC) is a common urinary system tumor with high aggressiveness, and it
results in relatively high mortality due to a lack of precise and suitable biomarkers. In this …

[HTML][HTML] dbMDEGA: a database for meta-analysis of differentially expressed genes in autism spectrum disorder

S Zhang, L Deng, Q Jia, S Huang, J Gu, F Zhou… - BMC …, 2017 - Springer
Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are hereditary, heterogeneous and
biologically complex neurodevelopmental disorders. Individual studies on gene expression …

[HTML][HTML] Age-Dependence and Aging-Dependence: Neuronal Loss and Lifespan in a C. elegans Model of Parkinson's Disease

J Apfeld, W Fontana - Biology, 2017 - mdpi.com
It is often assumed, but not established, that the major neurodegenerative diseases, such as
Parkinson's disease, are not just age-dependent (their incidence changes with time) but …

Anatomy and cell biology of autism spectrum disorder: lessons from human genetics

KTE Kleijer, G Huguet, J Tastet, T Bourgeron… - … Anatomy and Cell …, 2017 - Springer
Until recently autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was regarded as a neurodevelopmental
condition with unknown causes and pathogenesis. In the footsteps of the revolution of …

[HTML][HTML] Deconvolution of transcriptional networks in post-traumatic stress disorder uncovers master regulators driving innate immune system function

A Doostparast Torshizi, K Wang - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that develops in
individuals experiencing a shocking incident, but the underlying disease susceptibility gene …

CTNNA3 discordant regulation of nested LRRTM3, implications for autism spectrum disorder and Tourette syndrome

Z Fang, V Eapen, RA Clarke - Meta Gene, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Tourette syndrome (TS) are poorly
understood neurodevelopment disorders with strong male bias, high heritability and …