Genetic insights into human cortical organization and development through genome-wide analyses of 2,347 neuroimaging phenotypes

V Warrier, EM Stauffer, QQ Huang, EM Wigdor… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Our understanding of the genetics of the human cerebral cortex is limited both in terms of the
diversity and the anatomical granularity of brain structural phenotypes. Here we conducted a …

Integrated gene analyses of de novo variants from 46,612 trios with autism and developmental disorders

T Wang, CN Kim, TE Bakken… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Most genetic studies consider autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental disorder
(DD) separately despite overwhelming comorbidity and shared genetic etiology. Here, we …

Multi-omic profiling of the developing human cerebral cortex at the single-cell level

K Zhu, J Bendl, S Rahman, JM Vicari, C Coleman… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The cellular complexity of the human brain is established via dynamic changes in gene
expression throughout development that is mediated, in part, by the spatiotemporal activity …

A single-cell genomic atlas for maturation of the human cerebellum during early childhood

SA Ament, M Cortes-Gutierrez, BR Herb… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Inflammation early in life is a clinically established risk factor for autism spectrum disorders
and schizophrenia, yet the impact of inflammation on human brain development is poorly …

Cross-ancestry atlas of gene, isoform, and splicing regulation in the developing human brain

C Wen, M Margolis, R Dai, P Zhang, PF Przytycki… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Neuropsychiatric genome-wide association studies (GWASs), including those for autism
spectrum disorder and schizophrenia, show strong enrichment for regulatory elements in the …

[HTML][HTML] Decoding the genetic landscape of autism: A comprehensive review

M Al-Beltagi, NK Saeed, AS Bediwy… - World Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental
condition characterized by heterogeneous symptoms and genetic underpinnings. Recent …

Transcriptional and functional consequences of alterations to MEF2C and its topological organization in neuronal models

K Mohajeri, R Yadav, E D'haene, PM Boone… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - cell.com
Point mutations and structural variants that directly disrupt the coding sequence of MEF2C
have been associated with a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). However …

Developmental isoform diversity in the human neocortex informs neuropsychiatric risk mechanisms

A Patowary, P Zhang, C Jops, CK Vuong, X Ge, K Hou… - Science, 2024 - science.org
RNA splicing is highly prevalent in the brain and has strong links to neuropsychiatric
disorders; yet, the role of cell type–specific splicing and transcript-isoform diversity during …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-ancestry, cell-type-informed atlas of gene, isoform, and splicing regulation in the developing human brain

C Wen, M Margolis, R Dai, P Zhang, PF Przytycki… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genomic regulatory elements active in the developing human brain are notably enriched in
genetic risk for neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

[HTML][HTML] A massively parallel screen of 5′ UTR mutations identifies variants impacting translation and protein production in neurodevelopmental disorder genes

SP Plassmeyer, CP Florian, MJ Kasper, R Chase… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
De novo mutations cause a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism.
Recent whole genome sequencing from individuals with autism has shown that many de …