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ArticleMolecular autism2017

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated heterozygous knockout of the autism gene CHD8 and characterization of its transcriptional networks in cerebral organoids derived from iPS cells.

Ping Wang, Ryan Mokhtari, Erika Pedrosa, Michael Kirschenbaum, Can Bayrak, Deyou Zheng, Herbert M Lachman

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Article in Molecular autism, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 164 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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164citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
12.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

164 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 260 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 2 countries.

Ping Wang *Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY USA.
Ryan Mokhtari *Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Erika PedrosaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Michael KirschenbaumDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Can BayrakErciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Deyou ZhengDepartment of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY USA.
Herbert M LachmanDepartment of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY USA.
Erciyes University · TRAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

Translational Neuroimaging CoreP30HD071593 · NICHD · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI WALKLEY, STEVEN UPSHAW · 2011 to 2015
$5.6M
Monoallelic expression in neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cellsR01MH099427 · NIMH · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI LACHMAN, HERBERT M · 2013 to 2017
$2.1M
Analysis of Glutamatergic Neurons Derived from Patient-Specific iPS CellsR33MH087840 · NIMH · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LACHMAN, HERBERT M · 2010 to 2011
$814k
Novel regulatory network involving non-coding role of an ASD candidate gene PTENR21MH099452 · NIMH · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ZHENG, DEYOU · 2012 to 2013
$449k
Analysis of Glutamatergic Neurons Derived from Patient-Specific iPS CellsR21MH087840 · NIMH · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LACHMAN, HERBERT M · 2009 to 2009
$332k
NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD071593NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH099427NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH087840NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH099452NIMH NIH HHS R33 MH087840
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

methodsIn the current study, RNA-seq was carried out on

results

conclusionsOverall, the findings show that distinct ASD, SZ, and BD candidate genes converge on common molecular targets-an important consideration for developing novel therapeutics in genetically heterogeneous complex traits.

Indexed as

Gene Regulatory NetworksAutism Spectrum DisorderBipolar DisorderCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Knockout TechniquesHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMental DisordersMutationOrganoidsSchizophreniaCHD8 protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsAutismBeta-cateninBipolar disorderCancerDistal-less homeoboxDLX6-AS1GabaergicHMGA2SchizophreniaTCF4WntZNF132

Identifiers

PMID28321286
PMCPMC5357816
OpenAlexW2594540404

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