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ArticleEpigenomics2016

Merging data from genetic and epigenetic approaches to better understand autistic spectrum disorder.

Dennis R Grayson, Alessandro Guidotti

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Article in Epigenomics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dennis R GraysonDepartment of Psychiatry, The Psychiatric Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1601 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
Alessandro GuidottiDepartment of Psychiatry, The Psychiatric Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1601 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
University of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Nicotinic receptor stimulation and epigenetic regulation of GABAergic function.R01MH093348 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI GUIDOTTI, ALESSANDRO · 2011 to 2015
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NIMH NIH HHS 5R01 MH093348NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH093348
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by a wide range of cognitive and behavioral abnormalities. Genetic research has identified large numbers of genes that contribute to ASD phenotypes. There is compelling evidence that environmental factors contribute to ASD through influences that differentially impact the brain through epigenetic mechanisms. Both genetic mutations and epigenetic influences alter gene expression in different cell types of the brain. Mutations impact the expression of large numbers of genes and also have downstream consequences depending on specific pathways associated with the mutation. Environmental factors impact the expression of sets of genes by altering methylation/hydroxymethylation patterns, local histone modification patterns and chromatin remodeling. Herein, we discuss recent developments in the research of ASD with a focus on epigenetic pathways as a complement to current genetic screening.

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Epigenesis, GeneticMutationAnimalsAutism Spectrum DisorderGene-Environment InteractionGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumanscommon final pathwayDNA hydroxymethylationDNA methylationgeneticsprenatal environmenttranscriptome

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PMID26551091
PMCPMC4864049
OpenAlexW2127611401

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