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ArticleFrontiers in integrative neuroscience2019

Precision Sensorimotor Control in Aging FMR1 Gene Premutation Carriers.

Walker S McKinney, Zheng Wang, Shannon Kelly, Pravin Khemani, Su Lui, Stormi P White, Matthew W Mosconi

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Article in Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Walker S McKinneyClinical Child Psychology Program, Life Span Institute and Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States.
Zheng WangDepartment of Occupational Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Shannon KellyClinical Child Psychology Program, Life Span Institute and Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States.
Pravin KhemaniDepartment of Neurology, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, United States.
Su LuiDepartment of Radiology, Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Stormi P WhiteDepartment of Pediatrics, Marcus Autism Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Matthew W MosconiClinical Child Psychology Program, Life Span Institute and Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States.
Center for Autism and Related Disorders · USEmory University · USSichuan University · CNSwedish Medical Center · USUniversity of Florida · USUniversity of Kansas · US

Funding

Using PCORnet to Expand the DS-CONNECT Cohort Through Healthcare System Recruitment, Incorporating Electronic Health Records, and Assessing Self-DeterminationU54HD090216 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI BRADY, NANCY CAROLINE · 2016 to 2020
$6.2M
Cerebellar and Basal Ganglia Markers Underlie Neuromotor Impairments in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)R01NS121120 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI WANG, ZHENG · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090216NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS121120
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIndividuals with premutation alleles of the MATERIALS AND

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resultsRelative to controls, premutation carriers showed reduced rates of initial force generation during rapid motor actions and longer durations of their initial pressing with their dominant hand. During sustained force, premutation carriers demonstrated reduced force complexity, though this effect was specific to younger premutation carries during dominant hand pressing and was more severe for younger relative to older premutation carriers at low and medium force levels. Increased reaction time and lower sustained force complexity each were associated with greater CGG repeat length for premutation carriers. Increased reaction time and increased sustained force variability were associated with more severe clinically rated FXTAS symptoms.

conclusionOverall our findings suggest multiple sensorimotor processes are disrupted in aging premutation carriers, including initial force control guided by feedforward mechanisms and sustained sensorimotor behaviors guided by sensory feedback control processes. Results indicating that sensorimotor issues in aging premutation carriers relate to both greater CGG repeat length and clinically rated FXTAS symptoms suggest that quantitative tests of precision sensorimotor ability may serve as key targets for monitoring FXTAS risk and progression.

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bradykinesiadysmetriaFMR1 premutationfragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndromeneurodegenerationprecision gripsensorimotor

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PMID31632248
PMCPMC6783559
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