[HTML][HTML] Defining the genetic, genomic, cellular, and diagnostic architectures of psychiatric disorders

PF Sullivan, DH Geschwind - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Studies of the genetics of psychiatric disorders have become one of the most exciting and
fast-moving areas in human genetics. A decade ago, there were few reproducible findings …

Microbiome–microglia connections via the gut–brain axis

R Abdel-Haq, JCM Schlachetzki, CK Glass… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - rupress.org
Microglia, the resident immune cells in the brain, are essential for modulating neurogenesis,
influencing synaptic remodeling, and regulating neuroinflammation by surveying the brain …

Human gut microbiota from autism spectrum disorder promote behavioral symptoms in mice

G Sharon, NJ Cruz, DW Kang, MJ Gandal, B Wang… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) manifests as alterations in complex human behaviors
including social communication and stereotypies. In addition to genetic risks, the gut …

Single-cell genomics identifies cell type–specific molecular changes in autism

D Velmeshev, L Schirmer, D Jung, M Haeussler… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Despite the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of autism, bulk gene expression studies show
that changes in the neocortex of autism patients converge on common genes and pathways …

Inherited and de novo genetic risk for autism impacts shared networks

EK Ruzzo, L Pérez-Cano, JY Jung, L Wang… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
We performed a comprehensive assessment of rare inherited variation in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) by analyzing whole-genome sequences of 2,308 individuals from families …

The fetal origins of mental illness

BJS Al-Haddad, E Oler, B Armistead… - American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The impact of infections and inflammation during pregnancy on the developing fetal brain
remains incompletely defined, with important clinical and research gaps. Although the …

Getting to the cores of autism

LM Iakoucheva, AR Muotri, J Sebat - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The genetic architecture of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is itself a diverse allelic
spectrum that consists of rare de novo or inherited variants in hundreds of genes and …

Pathological priming causes developmental gene network heterochronicity in autistic subject-derived neurons

ST Schafer, ACM Paquola, S Stern, D Gosselin… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is thought to emerge during early cortical development.
However, the exact developmental stages and associated molecular networks that prime …

Neuron-glia signaling in synapse elimination

DK Wilton, L Dissing-Olesen… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Maturation of neuronal circuits requires selective elimination of synaptic connections.
Although neuron-intrinsic mechanisms are important in this process, it is increasingly …

Genetics and epigenetics of autism spectrum disorder—current evidence in the field

B Wiśniowiecka-Kowalnik, BA Nowakowska - Journal of applied genetics, 2019 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a heterogenous group of neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by problems in social interaction and communication as well as the presence …