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ArticleNeurobiology of disease2020

Detection of neurophysiological features in female R255X MeCP2 mutation mice.

Hong-Wei Dong, Kirsty Erickson, Jessica R Lee, Jonathan Merritt, Cary Fu, Jeffrey L Neul

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Article in Neurobiology of disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hong-Wei DongDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: hongwei.dong@vumc.org.
Kirsty EricksonDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: kirsty.r.erickson@Vanderbilt.Edu.
Jessica R LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: jessica.r.lee@vumc.org.
Jonathan MerrittDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: jonathan.merritt@vumc.org.
Cary FuDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: cary.fu@vumc.org.
Jeffrey L NeulDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: jeffrey.l.neul@vumc.org.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Overall: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at VanderbiltP50HD103537 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jeffrey L Neul · 2020 to 2026
$10.3M
Preclinical and Clincial OutcomesP50HD103555 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Sandesh Chakravarthy Sreenath Nagamani, David Loren Nelson · 2020 to 2026
$9.9M
Research Project: Sensory and Multisensory Contributions to AutismU54HD083211 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI CUTTING, LAURIE E · 2015 to 2019
$7.1M
Neurobehavioral and biochemical outcome measures in Rett syndrome rodent modelsR01HD083181 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI NEUL, JEFFREY L, SAMACO, RODNEY C · 2016 to 2020
$3.0M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103537NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103555NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD083181NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD083211
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that is nearly always caused by loss of function mutations in Methyl-CpG-binding Protein 2 (MECP2) and shares many clinical features with other NDD. Genetic restoration of Mecp2 in symptomatic mice lacking MeCP2 expression can reverse symptoms, providing hope that disease modifying therapies can be identified for RTT. Effective and rapid clinical trial completion relies on well-defined clinical outcome measures and robust biomarkers of treatment responses. Studies on other NDD have found evidence of differences in neurophysiological measures that correlate with disease severity. However, currently there are no well-validated biomarkers in RTT to predict disease prognosis or treatment responses. To address this, we characterized neurophysiological features in a mouse model of RTT containing a knock-in nonsense mutation (p.R255X) in the Mecp2 locus. We found a variety of changes in heterozygous female Mecp2

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Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsCodon, NonsenseFemaleMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2MiceRett SyndromeCodon, NonsenseMecp2 protein, mouseMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2BiomarkersElectroencephalogram (EEG)Event-related potential (ERP)Neurodevelopmental disordersNeurophysiological featuresRett syndrome

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PMID32927061
PMCPMC7572861
OpenAlexW3085202621

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