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ReviewProgress in neurobiology2015

Genetic disruption of voltage-gated calcium channels in psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Samuel Heyes, Wendy S Pratt, Elliott Rees, Shehrazade Dahimene, Laurent Ferron, Michael J Owen, Annette C Dolphin

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Review in Progress in neurobiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 133 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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133citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

133 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 241 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samuel HeyesDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Wendy S PrattDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Elliott ReesMedical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK.
Shehrazade DahimeneDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Laurent FerronDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Michael J OwenMedical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK.
Annette C DolphinDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: a.dolphin@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GBCardiff University · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0100503Medical Research Council G0801756Medical Research Council G0901758Medical Research Council MR/J013285/1Medical Research Council MR/L010305/1Wellcome Trust 098360Wellcome Trust 098360/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review summarises genetic studies in which calcium channel genes have been connected to the spectrum of neuropsychiatric syndromes, from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia to autism spectrum disorders and intellectual impairment. Among many other genes, striking numbers of the calcium channel gene superfamily have been implicated in the aetiology of these diseases by various DNA analysis techniques. We will discuss how these relate to the known monogenic disorders associated with point mutations in calcium channels. We will then examine the functional evidence for a causative link between these mutations or single nucleotide polymorphisms and the disease processes. A major challenge for the future will be to translate the expanding psychiatric genetic findings into altered physiological function, involvement in the wider pathology of the diseases, and what potential that provides for personalised and stratified treatment options for patients.

Indexed as

AnimalsCalcium ChannelsHumansMental DisordersMutationNervous System DiseasesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideCalcium ChannelsCalcium channelMutationNeuropsychiatric disorderPolygenic disorderSingle nucleotide polymorphism

Identifiers

PMID26386135
PMCPMC4658333
OpenAlexW2174438801

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