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ReviewNature medicine2019

A framework for the investigation of rare genetic disorders in neuropsychiatry.

Stephan J Sanders, Mustafa Sahin, Joseph Hostyk, Audrey Thurm, Sebastien Jacquemont, Paul Avillach, Elise Douard, Christa L Martin, Meera E Modi, Andres Moreno-De-Luca and 16 more

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Review in Nature medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
12.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

67 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 136 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

26 authors at 16 institutions in 2 countries.

Stephan J SandersDepartment of Psychiatry, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Mustafa SahinDepartment of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7044-2953
Joseph HostykInstitute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Hammer Health Sciences, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7016-7218
Audrey ThurmNational Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Sebastien JacquemontCHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Paul AvillachDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0235-7543
Elise DouardCHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Christa L MartinGeisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Danville, PA, USA.
Meera E ModiDepartment of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Andres Moreno-De-LucaGeisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Danville, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2732-4043
Armin RaznahanNational Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Alan AnticevicTommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Ricardo DolmetschDepartment of Neuroscience, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Guoping FengMcGovern Institute for Brain Research and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8021-277X
Daniel H GeschwindCenter for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Departments of Neurology and Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2896-3450
David C GlahnTommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
David B GoldsteinInstitute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Hammer Health Sciences, New York, NY, USA.
David H LedbetterGeisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Danville, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-4210
Jennifer G MulleDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Sergiu P PascaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3216-3248
Rodney SamacoDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5636-5314
Jonathan SebatBeyster Center for Genomics of Psychiatric Diseases, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-526X
Anne PariserNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Thomas LehnerNational Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Raquel E GurDepartment of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Section, and the Lifespan Brain Institute, Perelman School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. raquel@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Carrie E BeardenSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Departments of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. cbearden@mednet.ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8516-923X
Boston Children's Hospital · USAutism & Developmental Medicine Institute · USNational Institute of Mental Health · USCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CAColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USBaylor College of Medicine · USBroad Institute · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USEmory University · USHarvard University · USNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · USNovartis (United States) · USStanford University · USUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Autism Genetics, Phase II: Increasing Representation of Human DiversityR01MH100027 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GESCHWIND, DANIEL H · 2013 to 2024
$31.7M
Neurodevelopment and Psychosis in the 22q11.2 Deletion SyndromeR01MH085953 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BEARDEN, CARRIE E · 2010 to 2020
$6.2M
Neurobiological basis of dysconnectivity in a genetic risk model of psychosisR21MH116473 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BEARDEN, CARRIE E, GOZZI, ALESSANDRO · 2018 to 2019
$366k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH100027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

De novo and inherited rare genetic disorders (RGDs) are a major cause of human morbidity, frequently involving neuropsychiatric symptoms. Recent advances in genomic technologies and data sharing have revolutionized the identification and diagnosis of RGDs, presenting an opportunity to elucidate the mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric disorders by investigating the pathophysiology of high-penetrance genetic risk factors. Here we seek out the best path forward for achieving these goals. We think future research will require consistent approaches across multiple RGDs and developmental stages, involving both the characterization of shared neuropsychiatric dimensions in humans and the identification of neurobiological commonalities in model systems. A coordinated and concerted effort across patients, families, researchers, clinicians and institutions, including rapid and broad sharing of data, is now needed to translate these discoveries into urgently needed therapies.

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GenomicsHumansMental DisordersNeuropsychiatryRare Diseases

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PMID31548702
PMCPMC8656349
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