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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2023

From neurodevelopment to neurodegeneration: utilizing human stem cell models to gain insight into Down syndrome.

L Ashley Watson, Hiruy S Meharena

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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

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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Early Perception of Intonation in Down Syndrome: Implications for Language Intervention.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025
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  6. Single-nucleus analysis reveals oxidative stress in Down syndrome basal forebrain neurons at birth.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L Ashley WatsonDevelopmental and Cognitive Genomics Research Laboratory, Division of Biological Sciences, Section of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Hiruy S MeharenaDevelopmental and Cognitive Genomics Research Laboratory, Division of Biological Sciences, Section of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States.
University of California San Diego · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Down syndrome (DS), caused by triplication of chromosome 21, is the most frequent aneuploidy observed in the human population and represents the most common genetic form of intellectual disability and early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Individuals with DS exhibit a wide spectrum of clinical presentation, with a number of organs implicated including the neurological, immune, musculoskeletal, cardiac, and gastrointestinal systems. Decades of DS research have illuminated our understanding of the disorder, however many of the features that limit quality of life and independence of individuals with DS, including intellectual disability and early-onset dementia, remain poorly understood. This lack of knowledge of the cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to neurological features of DS has caused significant roadblocks in developing effective therapeutic strategies to improve quality of life for individuals with DS. Recent technological advances in human stem cell culture methods, genome editing approaches, and single-cell transcriptomics have provided paradigm-shifting insights into complex neurological diseases such as DS. Here, we review novel neurological disease modeling approaches, how they have been used to study DS, and what questions might be addressed in the future using these innovative tools.

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cell culture modelsdown syndromehuman stem cellshuman tissueneurodegenenerative diseasesneurodevelomental disorders

Identifiers

PMID37323671
PMCPMC10267712
OpenAlexW4379058647

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