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ArticleJournal of neurotrauma2026

Differential DNA Methylation of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene is Observed after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Compared with Orthopedic Injury.

Lacey W Heinsberg, Aboli Kesbhat, Bailey Petersen, Lauren Kaseman, Zachary Stec, Nivinthiga Anton, Patrick M Kochanek, Keith Owen Yeates, Daniel E Weeks, Yvette P Conley and 1 more

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Article in Journal of neurotrauma, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Lacey W HeinsbergDepartment of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Aboli KesbhatDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bailey PetersenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lauren KasemanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Zachary StecDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Nivinthiga AntonDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Patrick M KochanekDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Keith Owen YeatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Daniel E WeeksDepartment of Human Genetics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Yvette P ConleyDepartment of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Amery Treble-BarnaDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

Methylomics of pediatric traumatic brain injury and neurobehavioral recoveryR01NS135492 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Amery Treble-Barna · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
Epigenetic Influences on Neurobehavioral Recovery following Pediatric Traumatic Brain InjuryK01HD097030 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TREBLE-BARNA, AMERY · 2019 to 2023
$642k
NICHD NIH HHS K01 HD097030NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS135492
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) triggers biological changes that may differ from those observed in non-brain injuries. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (

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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorBrain Injuries, TraumaticDNA MethylationAdolescentBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesBDNF protein, humanBiomarkersBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorBDNFbiomarkersepigeneticsprecision medicine

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PMID41376515
PMCPMC12990021

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