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ReviewActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2020

Genetic analysis of intellectual disability and autism.

Pietro Chiurazzi, Aysha Karim Kiani, Jan Miertus, Stefano Paolacci, Shila Barati, Elena Manara, Liborio Stuppia, Fiorella Gurrieri, Matteo Bertelli

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Review in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Pietro ChiurazziIstituto di Medicina Genomica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, UOC Genetica Medica, Rome, Italy. pietrosmile@yahoo.com.
Aysha Karim KianiMAGI EUREGIO, Bolzano, Italy. ayshakiani@gmail.com.
Jan MiertusGénius n.o., Mestská Poliklinika, Trnava, Slovakia; MAGI´'S LAB, Rovereto (TN), Italy. jan.miertus@assomagi.org.
Stefano PaolacciMAGI'S LAB. stefano.paolacci@assomagi.org.
Shila BaratiMAGI EUREGIO, Bolzano, Italy. shila.barati@assomagi.org.
Elena ManaraMAGI EUREGIO, Bolzano, Italy. elena.manara@assomagi.org.
Liborio StuppiaDipartimento di Scienze Psicologiche della Salute e del Territorio, Università degli Studi "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy. stuppia@unich.it.
Fiorella GurrieriGenetica Medica, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy. f.gurrieri@unicampus.it.
Matteo BertelliMAGI EUREGIO, Bolzano, Italy; MAGI'S LAB, Rovereto (TN), Italy; EBTNA-LAB, Rovereto (TN), Italy. matteo.bertelli@assomagi.org.
Eurac Research · ITCenter for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems · ITOspedale Maggiore · ITUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimIntellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental conditions that often co-exist and affect children from birth, impacting on their cognition and adaptive behaviour. Social interaction and communication ability are also severely impaired in ASD. Almost 1-3% of the population is affected and it has been estimated that approximately 30% of intellectual disability and autism is caused by genetic factors. The aim of this review is to summarize monogenic conditions characterized by intellectual disability and/or autism for which the causative genes have been identified. METHODS AND

resultsWe identified monogenic ID/ASD conditions through PubMed and other NCBI databases. Many such genes are located on the X chromosome (>150 out of 900 X-linked protein-coding genes), but at least 2000 human genes are estimated to be involved in ID/ASD. We selected 174 genes (64 X-linked and 110 autosomal) for an NGS panel in order to screen patients with ID and/or ASD, after fragile X syndrome and significant Copy Number Variants have been excluded.

conclusionsAccurate clinical and genetic diagnosis is required for precise treatment of these disorders, but due to their genetic heterogeneity, most cases remain undiagnosed. Next generation sequencing technologies have greatly enhanced the identification of new genes associated with intellectual disability and autism, ultimately leading to the development of better treatment options.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderIntellectual DisabilityChildGenetic TestingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumans

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PMID33170170
PMCPMC8023126
OpenAlexW3098311027

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