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ArticleMolecular autism2017

Leveraging blood serotonin as an endophenotype to identify de novo and rare variants involved in autism.

Rui Chen, Lea K Davis, Stephen Guter, Qiang Wei, Suma Jacob, Melissa H Potter, Nancy J Cox, Edwin H Cook, James S Sutcliffe, Bingshan Li

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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 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Rui ChenMolecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA.
Lea K DavisVanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA.
Stephen GuterDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA.
Qiang WeiMolecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA.
Suma JacobDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA.
Melissa H PotterMolecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA.
Nancy J CoxVanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA.
Edwin H CookDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA.
James S SutcliffeMolecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA.
Bingshan LiMolecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA.
Vanderbilt University · USVanderbilt Health · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Modeling the temporal succession of phenotypes & environnnental cuesP50MH094267 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI RZHETSKY, ANDREY · 2011 to 2015
$10.2M
TRANS STUDIES OF COGNITIVE,AFFECTIVE/NEUROCHEMICAL PROCESSES UNDERLYING INSISTENCP50HD055751 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI COOK, EDWIN H · 2007 to 2011
$9.5M
5/5 - Elucidating the Genetic Architecture of Autism by Deep Genomic SequencingR01MH089482 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI SUTCLIFFE, JAMES S · 2009 to 2010
$5.2M
Design and analysis of sequencing studies for gene mapping in familiesR01HG006857 · NHGRI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI LI, BINGSHAN · 2013 to 2016
$1.5M
NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG006857NHLBI NIH HHS HHSN268201200008INICHD NIH HHS P50 HD055751NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH094267NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH089482
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most highly heritable neuropsychiatric disorders, but underlying molecular mechanisms are still unresolved due to extreme locus heterogeneity. Leveraging meaningful endophenotypes or biomarkers may be an effective strategy to reduce heterogeneity to identify novel ASD genes. Numerous lines of evidence suggest a link between hyperserotonemia, i.e., elevated serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT) in whole blood, and ASD. However, the genetic determinants of blood 5-HT level and their relationship to ASD are largely unknown.

methodsIn this study, pursuing the hypothesis that de novo variants (DNVs) and rare risk alleles acting in a recessive mode may play an important role in predisposition of hyperserotonemia in people with ASD, we carried out whole exome sequencing (WES) in 116 ASD parent-proband trios with most (107) probands having 5-HT measurements.

resultsCombined with published ASD DNVs, we identified

conclusionsOur study identified

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MutationAutism Spectrum DisorderEndophenotypesExomeFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMaleNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNASerotoninSignal TransductionUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP1 protein, humanJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesKDM5B protein, humanNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSerotoninUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesUSP15 protein, human5-HTAutismAutism spectrum disorderCompound heterozygotesDe novo mutationEndophenotypeGroup-wise transmission/disequilibrium testHyperserotonemiaRare variantsSerotoninWhole exome sequencing

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PMID28344757
PMCPMC5361831
OpenAlexW2599560126

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