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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

DNA Methylation of PGC-1α Is Associated With Elevated mtDNA Copy Number and Altered Urinary Metabolites in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Sophia Bam, Erin Buchanan, Caitlyn Mahony, Colleen O'Ryan

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 34 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.

Sophia BamDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Erin BuchananDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Caitlyn MahonyDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Colleen O'RyanDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
University of Cape Town · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex disorder that is underpinned by numerous dysregulated biological pathways, including pathways that affect mitochondrial function. Epigenetic mechanisms contribute to this dysregulation and DNA methylation is an important factor in the etiology of ASD. We measured DNA methylation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 alpha (

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Autism Spectrum Disordermetabolomicsmethylationmitochondrial dysfunctionmtDNA copy numberPGC-1α

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PMID34381777
PMCPMC8352569
OpenAlexW3185830163

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