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SynthesisThe American journal of psychiatry2023

In Search of Biomarkers to Guide Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.

Mara Parellada, Álvaro Andreu-Bernabeu, Mónica Burdeus, Antonia San José Cáceres, Elena Urbiola, Linda L Carpenter, Nina V Kraguljac, William M McDonald, Charles B Nemeroff, Carolyn I Rodriguez and 3 more

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Synthesis in The American journal of psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  20. Cell death-associated genes as novel diagnostic biomarkers for autism spectrum disorder.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Mara ParelladaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Álvaro Andreu-BernabeuDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Mónica BurdeusDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Antonia San José CáceresDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Elena UrbiolaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Linda L CarpenterDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Nina V KraguljacDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
William M McDonaldDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Charles B NemeroffDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Carolyn I RodriguezDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Alik S WidgeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Matthew W StateDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).
Stephan J SandersDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (Parellada, Andreu-Bernabeu, Burdeus, San José Cáceres, Urbiola); CIBERSAM, Spain (Parellada, Burdeus, San José Cáceres); School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (Parellada); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and Butler Hospital, Providence, R.I. (Carpenter); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Kraguljac); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (McDonald); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, Institute of Early Life Adversity Research, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin (Nemeroff); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford (Rodriguez); Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (Rodriguez); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Widge); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (State, Sanders).

Funding

4/4 - The Autism Sequencing Consortium: Discovering autism risk genes and how they impact core features of the disorderR01MH129751 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD · PI Stephan Sanders · 2022 to 2026
$1.4M
4/4 - The Autism Sequencing Consortium: Autism Gene Discovery in >50,000 ExomesU01MH111662 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SANDERS, STEPHAN, STATE, MATTHEW W. · 2017 to 2021
$1.3M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH129751NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH111662
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to catalog and evaluate response biomarkers correlated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms to improve clinical trials.

methodsA systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus was conducted in April 2020. Seven criteria were applied to focus on original research that includes quantifiable response biomarkers measured alongside ASD symptoms. Interventional studies or human studies that assessed the correlation between biomarkers and ASD-related behavioral measures were included.

resultsA total of 5,799 independent records yielded 280 articles for review that reported on 940 biomarkers, 755 of which were unique to a single publication. Molecular biomarkers were the most frequently assayed, including cytokines, growth factors, measures of oxidative stress, neurotransmitters, and hormones, followed by neurophysiology (e.g., EEG and eye tracking), neuroimaging (e.g., functional MRI), and other physiological measures. Studies were highly heterogeneous, including in phenotypes, demographic characteristics, tissues assayed, and methods for biomarker detection. With a median total sample size of 64, almost all of the reviewed studies were only powered to identify biomarkers with large effect sizes. Reporting of individual-level values and summary statistics was inconsistent, hampering mega- and meta-analysis. Biomarkers assayed in multiple studies yielded mostly inconsistent results, revealing a "replication crisis."

conclusionsThere is currently no response biomarker with sufficient evidence to inform ASD clinical trials. This review highlights methodological imperatives for ASD biomarker research necessary to make definitive progress: consistent experimental design, correction for multiple comparisons, formal replication, sharing of sample-level data, and preregistration of study designs. Systematic "big data" analyses of multiple potential biomarkers could accelerate discovery.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderBiomarkersHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPhenotypeResearch DesignBiomarkersAutism Spectrum DisorderBiological MarkersClinical Drug StudiesClinical TrialsEndophenotypesPharmacodynamic BiomarkersResponse BiomarkersSymptom SeverityTranslational Research

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PMID36475375
PMCPMC10123775

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