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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2021

Brain mapping across 16 autism mouse models reveals a spectrum of functional connectivity subtypes.

V Zerbi, M Pagani, M Markicevic, M Matteoli, D Pozzi, M Fagiolini, Y Bozzi, A Galbusera, M L Scattoni, G Provenzano and 8 more

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Article in Molecular psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 68 papers.

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68 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

V ZerbiNeural Control of Movement Lab, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-9565
M PaganiFunctional Neuroimaging Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Rovereto, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6052-6931
M MarkicevicNeural Control of Movement Lab, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
M MatteoliLaboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, Neurocenter, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Mi, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3569-7843
D PozziLaboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, Neurocenter, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Mi, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6436-0556
M FagioliniF.M. Kirby Neurobiology Department, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2807-803X
Y BozziCenter for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy.
A GalbuseraFunctional Neuroimaging Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Rovereto, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7213-0013
M L ScattoniResearch Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
G ProvenzanoDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology. (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
A BanerjeeBrain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5649-6469
F HelmchenBrain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8867-9569
M A BassonCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9834-7528
J EllegoodMouse Imaging Ctr., Hosp. For Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1504-3321
J P LerchMouse Imaging Ctr., Hosp. For Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
M RudinInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
A Gozzi *Functional Neuroimaging Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Rovereto, Italy. alessandro.gozzi@iit.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5731-4137
N Wenderoth *Neural Control of Movement Lab, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Funding

European Research Council 802371Medical Research Council MR/K022377/1Medical Research Council MR/N026063/1Medical Research Council MR/W006251/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by substantial, yet highly heterogeneous abnormalities in functional brain connectivity. However, the origin and significance of this phenomenon remain unclear. To unravel ASD connectopathy and relate it to underlying etiological heterogeneity, we carried out a bi-center cross-etiological investigation of fMRI-based connectivity in the mouse, in which specific ASD-relevant mutations can be isolated and modeled minimizing environmental contributions. By performing brain-wide connectivity mapping across 16 mouse mutants, we show that different ASD-associated etiologies cause a broad spectrum of connectional abnormalities in which diverse, often diverging, connectivity signatures are recognizable. Despite this heterogeneity, the identified connectivity alterations could be classified into four subtypes characterized by discrete signatures of network dysfunction. Our findings show that etiological variability is a key determinant of connectivity heterogeneity in ASD, hence reconciling conflicting findings in clinical populations. The identification of etiologically-relevant connectivity subtypes could improve diagnostic label accuracy in the non-syndromic ASD population and paves the way for personalized treatment approaches.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderAnimalsBrainBrain MappingMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiceNeural Pathways

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PMCPMC8873017

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