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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Circulating Non-Coding RNAs as a Signature of Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptomatology.

Salam Salloum-Asfar, Ahmed K Elsayed, Saba F Elhag, Sara A Abdulla

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Salam Salloum-AsfarNeurological Disorders Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha P.O. Box 34110, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-8357-2180
Ahmed K ElsayedNeurological Disorders Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha P.O. Box 34110, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-2519-1531
Saba F ElhagNeurological Disorders Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha P.O. Box 34110, Qatar.
Sara A AbdullaNeurological Disorders Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha P.O. Box 34110, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-6396-8025
Hamad bin Khalifa University · QA

Funding

Qatar Biomedical Research Institute QB06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifaced neurodevelopmental disorder that becomes apparent during early childhood development. The complexity of ASD makes clinically diagnosing the condition difficult. Consequently, by identifying the biomarkers associated with ASD severity and combining them with clinical diagnosis, one may better factionalize within the spectrum and devise more targeted therapeutic strategies. Currently, there are no reliable biomarkers that can be used for precise ASD diagnosis. Consequently, our pilot experimental cohort was subdivided into three groups: healthy controls, individuals those that express severe symptoms of ASD, and individuals that exhibit mild symptoms of ASD. Using next-generation sequencing, we were able to identify several circulating non-coding RNAs (cir-ncRNAs) in plasma. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to show that miRNAs, piRNAs, snoRNAs, Y-RNAs, tRNAs, and lncRNAs are stably expressed in plasma. Our data identify cir-ncRNAs that are specific to ASD. Furthermore, several of the identified cir-ncRNAs were explicitly associated with either the severe or mild groups. Hence, our findings suggest that cir-ncRNAs have the potential to be utilized as objective diagnostic biomarkers and clinical targets.

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AdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderBiomarkersCell-Free Nucleic AcidsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, Small UntranslatedBiomarkersCell-Free Nucleic AcidsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, Small Untranslatedautism spectrum disordersbiomarkersdiagnosislncRNAsmiRNAsncRNAspiRNAsplasmasnoRNAstRNAsY-RNAs

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PMID34207213
PMCPMC8235321
OpenAlexW3177344521

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