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Holt EA, Tyler A, Lakusta-Wong T, Lahue KG, Hankes KC, Teuscher C, Lynch RM, Ferris MT, Mahoney JM, Krementsov DN. Probing the basis of disease heterogeneity in multiple sclerosis using genetically diverse mice. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.03.597205. [PMID: 38895248 PMCID: PMC11185616 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.03.597205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease with significant heterogeneity in disease course and progression. Genetic studies have identified numerous loci associated with MS risk, but the genetic basis of disease progression remains elusive. To address this, we leveraged the Collaborative Cross (CC), a genetically diverse mouse strain panel, and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). The thirty-two CC strains studied captured a wide spectrum of EAE severity, trajectory, and presentation, including severe-progressive, monophasic, relapsing remitting, and axial rotary (AR)-EAE, accompanied by distinct immunopathology. Sex differences in EAE severity were observed in six strains. Quantitative trait locus analysis revealed distinct genetic linkage patterns for different EAE phenotypes, including EAE severity and incidence of AR-EAE. Machine learning-based approaches prioritized candidate genes for loci underlying EAE severity ( Abcc4 and Gpc6 ) and AR-EAE ( Yap1 and Dync2h1 ). This work expands the EAE phenotypic repertoire and identifies novel loci controlling unique EAE phenotypes, supporting the hypothesis that heterogeneity in MS disease course is driven by genetic variation. Summary The genetic basis of disease heterogeneity in multiple sclerosis (MS) remains elusive. We leveraged the Collaborative Cross to expand the phenotypic repertoire of the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of MS and identify loci controlling EAE severity, trajectory, and presentation.
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Gatti DM, Tyler AL, Mahoney JM, Churchill GA, Yener B, Koyuncu D, Gurcan MN, Niazi MKK, Tavolara T, Gower A, Dayao D, McGlone E, Ginese ML, Specht A, Alsharaydeh A, Tessier PA, Kurtz SL, Elkins KL, Kramnik I, Beamer G. Systems genetics uncover new loci containing functional gene candidates in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected Diversity Outbred mice. PLoS Pathog 2024; 20:e1011915. [PMID: 38861581 PMCID: PMC11195971 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects two billion people across the globe, and results in 8-9 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases and 1-1.5 million deaths each year. Most patients have no known genetic basis that predisposes them to disease. Here, we investigate the complex genetic basis of pulmonary TB by modelling human genetic diversity with the Diversity Outbred mouse population. When infected with M. tuberculosis, one-third develop early onset, rapidly progressive, necrotizing granulomas and succumb within 60 days. The remaining develop non-necrotizing granulomas and survive longer than 60 days. Genetic mapping using immune and inflammatory mediators; and clinical, microbiological, and granuloma correlates of disease identified five new loci on mouse chromosomes 1, 2, 4, 16; and three known loci on chromosomes 3 and 17. Further, multiple positively correlated traits shared loci on chromosomes 1, 16, and 17 and had similar patterns of allele effects, suggesting these loci contain critical genetic regulators of inflammatory responses to M. tuberculosis. To narrow the list of candidate genes, we used a machine learning strategy that integrated gene expression signatures from lungs of M. tuberculosis-infected Diversity Outbred mice with gene interaction networks to generate scores representing functional relationships. The scores were used to rank candidates for each mapped trait, resulting in 11 candidate genes: Ncf2, Fam20b, S100a8, S100a9, Itgb5, Fstl1, Zbtb20, Ddr1, Ier3, Vegfa, and Zfp318. Although all candidates have roles in infection, inflammation, cell migration, extracellular matrix remodeling, or intracellular signaling, and all contain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), SNPs in only four genes (S100a8, Itgb5, Fstl1, Zfp318) are predicted to have deleterious effects on protein functions. We performed methodological and candidate validations to (i) assess biological relevance of predicted allele effects by showing that Diversity Outbred mice carrying PWK/PhJ alleles at the H-2 locus on chromosome 17 QTL have shorter survival; (ii) confirm accuracy of predicted allele effects by quantifying S100A8 protein in inbred founder strains; and (iii) infection of C57BL/6 mice deficient for the S100a8 gene. Overall, this body of work demonstrates that systems genetics using Diversity Outbred mice can identify new (and known) QTLs and functionally relevant gene candidates that may be major regulators of complex host-pathogens interactions contributing to granuloma necrosis and acute inflammation in pulmonary TB.
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- Daniel M. Gatti
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, United States of America
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, United States of America
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laval University School of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Lara MK, Brabec JL, Hernan AE, Scott RC, Tyler AL, Mahoney JM. Network-based analysis predicts interacting genetic modifiers from a meta-mapping study of spike-wave discharge in mice. GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR 2024; 23:e12879. [PMID: 38444174 PMCID: PMC10915378 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Absence seizures are characterized by brief lapses in awareness accompanied by a hallmark spike-and-wave discharge (SWD) electroencephalographic pattern and are common to genetic generalized epilepsies (GGEs). While numerous genes have been associated with increased risk, including some Mendelian forms with a single causal allele, most cases of GGE are idiopathic and there are many unknown genetic modifiers of GGE influencing risk and severity. In a previous meta-mapping study, crosses between transgenic C57BL/6 and C3HeB/FeJ strains, each carrying one of three SWD-causing mutations (Gabrg2tm1Spet(R43Q) , Scn8a8j or Gria4spkw1 ), demonstrated an antagonistic epistatic interaction between loci on mouse chromosomes 2 and 7 influencing SWD. These results implicate universal modifiers in the B6 background that mitigate SWD severity through a common pathway, independent of the causal mutation. In this study, we prioritized candidate modifiers in these interacting loci. Our approach integrated human genome-wide association results with gene interaction networks and mouse brain gene expression to prioritize candidate genes and pathways driving variation in SWD outcomes. We considered candidate genes that are functionally associated with human GGE risk genes and genes with evidence for coding or non-coding allele effects between the B6 and C3H backgrounds. Our analyses output a summary ranking of gene pairs, one gene from each locus, as candidates for explaining the epistatic interaction. Our top-ranking gene pairs implicate microtubule function, cytoskeletal stability and cell cycle regulation as novel hypotheses about the source of SWD variation across strain backgrounds, which could clarify underlying mechanisms driving differences in GGE severity in humans.
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- Montana Kay Lara
- Department of Neurological SciencesUniversity of VermontBurlingtonVermontUSA
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- Department of Neurological SciencesUniversity of VermontBurlingtonVermontUSA
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- Department of Neurological SciencesUniversity of VermontBurlingtonVermontUSA
- Division of NeuroscienceNemours Children's HealthWilmingtonDelawareUSA
- Department of Psychological and Brain SciencesUniversity of DelawareNewarkDelawareUSA
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- Division of NeuroscienceNemours Children's HealthWilmingtonDelawareUSA
- Department of Psychological and Brain SciencesUniversity of DelawareNewarkDelawareUSA
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- Department of Neurological SciencesUniversity of VermontBurlingtonVermontUSA
- The Jackson LaboratoryBar HarborMaineUSA
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Ablooglu AJ, Chen WS, Xie Z, Desai A, Paul S, Lack JB, Scott LA, Eisch AR, Dudek AZ, Parikh SM, Druey KM. Intrinsic endothelial hyperresponsiveness to inflammatory mediators drives acute episodes in models of Clarkson disease. J Clin Invest 2024; 134:e169137. [PMID: 38502192 DOI: 10.1172/jci169137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Clarkson disease, or monoclonal gammopathy-associated idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome (ISCLS), is a rare, relapsing-remitting disorder featuring the abrupt extravasation of fluids and proteins into peripheral tissues, which in turn leads to hypotensive shock, severe hemoconcentration, and hypoalbuminemia. The specific leakage factor(s) and pathways in ISCLS are unknown, and there is no effective treatment for acute flares. Here, we characterize an autonomous vascular endothelial defect in ISCLS that was recapitulated in patient-derived endothelial cells (ECs) in culture and in a mouse model of disease. ISCLS-derived ECs were functionally hyperresponsive to permeability-inducing factors like VEGF and histamine, in part due to increased endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity. eNOS blockade by administration of N(γ)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) ameliorated vascular leakage in an SJL/J mouse model of ISCLS induced by histamine or VEGF challenge. eNOS mislocalization and decreased protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) expression may contribute to eNOS hyperactivation in ISCLS-derived ECs. Our findings provide mechanistic insights into microvascular barrier dysfunction in ISCLS and highlight a potential therapeutic approach.
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- Ararat J Ablooglu
- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, and
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, and
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, and
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, and
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- Integrative Data Sciences Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Integrative Data Sciences Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, and
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, and
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, and
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Gatti DM, Tyler AL, Mahoney JM, Churchill GA, Yener B, Koyuncu D, Gurcan MN, Niazi M, Tavolara T, Gower AC, Dayao D, McGlone E, Ginese ML, Specht A, Alsharaydeh A, Tessier PA, Kurtz SL, Elkins K, Kramnik I, Beamer G. Systems genetics uncover new loci containing functional gene candidates in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected Diversity Outbred mice. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.21.572738. [PMID: 38187647 PMCID: PMC10769337 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.21.572738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB), infects 2 billion people across the globe, and results in 8-9 million new TB cases and 1-1.5 million deaths each year. Most patients have no known genetic basis that predisposes them to disease. We investigated the complex genetic basis of pulmonary TB by modelling human genetic diversity with the Diversity Outbred mouse population. When infected with M. tuberculosis, one-third develop early onset, rapidly progressive, necrotizing granulomas and succumb within 60 days. The remaining develop non-necrotizing granulomas and survive longer than 60 days. Genetic mapping using clinical indicators of disease, granuloma histopathological features, and immune response traits identified five new loci on mouse chromosomes 1, 2, 4, 16 and three previously identified loci on chromosomes 3 and 17. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) on chromosomes 1, 16, and 17, associated with multiple correlated traits and had similar patterns of allele effects, suggesting these QTLs contain important genetic regulators of responses to M. tuberculosis. To narrow the list of candidate genes in QTLs, we used a machine learning strategy that integrated gene expression signatures from lungs of M. tuberculosis-infected Diversity Outbred mice with gene interaction networks, generating functional scores. The scores were then used to rank candidates for each mapped trait in each locus, resulting in 11 candidates: Ncf2, Fam20b, S100a8, S100a9, Itgb5, Fstl1, Zbtb20, Ddr1, Ier3, Vegfa, and Zfp318. Importantly, all 11 candidates have roles in infection, inflammation, cell migration, extracellular matrix remodeling, or intracellular signaling. Further, all candidates contain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and some but not all SNPs were predicted to have deleterious consequences on protein functions. Multiple methods were used for validation including (i) a statistical method that showed Diversity Outbred mice carrying PWH/PhJ alleles on chromosome 17 QTL have shorter survival; (ii) quantification of S100A8 protein levels, confirming predicted allele effects; and (iii) infection of C57BL/6 mice deficient for the S100a8 gene. Overall, this work demonstrates that systems genetics using Diversity Outbred mice can identify new (and known) QTLs and new functionally relevant gene candidates that may be major regulators of granuloma necrosis and acute inflammation in pulmonary TB.
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- D M Gatti
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laval University School of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for Biologics, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD
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- Center for Biologics, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD
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- NIEDL, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
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Ablooglu AJ, Desai A, Yoo JS, Park CH, Lee EA, Kim BY, Park H, Lee YA, Shim SR, Lee WS, Druey KM. A ligand-independent Tie2-activating antibody reduces vascular leakage in models of Clarkson disease. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadi1394. [PMID: 37976351 PMCID: PMC10656064 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi1394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Vascular dysfunction resulting from endothelial hyperpermeability is a common and important feature of critical illness due to sepsis, trauma, and other conditions associated with acute systemic inflammation. Clarkson disease [monoclonal gammopathy-associated idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome (ISCLS)] is a rare, orphan disorder marked by spontaneous and recurrent episodes of hypotensive shock and peripheral edema due to widespread vascular leakage in peripheral tissues. Mortality from acute flares approaches 30% due to lack of effective therapies. We evaluated a monoclonal antibody (4E2) specific for the endothelial receptor tyrosine kinase Tie2 in ISCLS models. 4E2 activated Tie2 in ISCLS patient-derived endothelial cells and reduced baseline and proinflammatory mediator-induced barrier dysfunction. 4E2 also reduced mortality and/or vascular leakage associated with systemic histamine challenge or influenza infection in the SJL/J mouse model of ISCLS. These findings support a critical role for Tie2 dysregulation in ISCLS and highlight a viable therapeutic approach to this catastrophic disorder.
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- Ararat J. Ablooglu
- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- R&D Center, PharmAbcine Inc., 70, Yuseong-daero 1689 beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, PharmAbcine Inc., 70, Yuseong-daero 1689 beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, PharmAbcine Inc., 70, Yuseong-daero 1689 beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, PharmAbcine Inc., 70, Yuseong-daero 1689 beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, PharmAbcine Inc., 70, Yuseong-daero 1689 beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, PharmAbcine Inc., 70, Yuseong-daero 1689 beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, PharmAbcine Inc., 70, Yuseong-daero 1689 beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, PharmAbcine Inc., 70, Yuseong-daero 1689 beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Wang AL, Lahousse L, Dahlin A, Edris A, McGeachie M, Lutz SM, Sordillo JE, Brusselle G, Lasky-Su J, Weiss ST, Iribarren C, Lu MX, Tantisira KG, Wu AC. Novel genetic variants associated with inhaled corticosteroid treatment response in older adults with asthma. Thorax 2023; 78:432-441. [PMID: 35501119 PMCID: PMC9810110 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Older adults have the greatest burden of asthma and poorest outcomes. The pharmacogenetics of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment response is not well studied in older adults. METHODS A genome-wide association study of ICS response was performed in asthmatics of European ancestry in Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and Aging (GERA) by fitting Cox proportional hazards regression models, followed by validation in the Mass General Brigham (MGB) Biobank and Rotterdam Study. ICS response was measured using two definitions in asthmatics on ICS treatment: (1) absence of oral corticosteroid (OCS) bursts using prescription records and (2) absence of asthma-related exacerbations using diagnosis codes. A fixed-effect meta-analysis was performed for each outcome. The validated single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were functionally annotated to standard databases. RESULTS In 5710 subjects in GERA, 676 subjects in MGB Biobank, and 465 subjects in the Rotterdam Study, four novel SNPs on chromosome six near PTCHD4 validated across all cohorts and met genome-wide significance on meta-analysis for the OCS burst outcome. In 4541 subjects in GERA and 505 subjects in MGB Biobank, 152 SNPs with p<5 × 10-5 were validated across these two cohorts for the asthma-related exacerbation outcome. The validated SNPs included methylation and expression quantitative trait loci for CPED1, CRADD and DST for the OCS burst outcome and GM2A, SNW1, CACNA1C, DPH1, and RPS10 for the asthma-related exacerbation outcome. CONCLUSIONS Multiple novel SNPs associated with ICS response were identified in older adult asthmatics. Several SNPs annotated to genes previously associated with asthma and other airway or allergic diseases, including PTCHD4.
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- Alberta L Wang
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- PRecisiOn Medicine Translational Research (PROMoTeR) Center, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- PRecisiOn Medicine Translational Research (PROMoTeR) Center, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Rady's Children's Hospital-San Diego, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- PRecisiOn Medicine Translational Research (PROMoTeR) Center, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Xu Q, Zhu J, Luo Y, Li W. Cell Features Reconstruction from Gene Association Network of Single Cell. Interdiscip Sci 2023; 15:202-216. [PMID: 36977959 DOI: 10.1007/s12539-023-00553-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
Abstract
Gene expression as an unstable form of cell characterization has been widely used for single-cell analyses. Although there are cell-specific networks (CSN) to explore stable gene associations within a single cell, the amount of information in CSN is huge and there is no method to measure the interaction level between genes. Therefore, this paper presents a two-level approach to reconstructing single-cell features, which transforms the original gene expression feature into the gene ontology feature and gene interaction feature. Specifically, we first squeeze all CSNs into a cell network feature matrix (CNFM) by fusing the global position and neighborhood influence of genes. Next, we propose a computational method of gene gravitation based on CNFM to quantify the extent of gene-gene interaction, and we can construct a gene gravitation network for single cells. Finally, we further design a novel index of gene gravitation entropy to quantitatively evaluate the level of single-cell differentiation. The experiments on eight different scRNA-seq datasets show the effectiveness and broad application prospects of our method.
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- Qingguo Xu
- School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
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Raza A, Diehl SA, Krementsov DN, Case LK, Li D, Kost J, Ball RL, Chesler EJ, Philip VM, Huang R, Chen Y, Ma R, Tyler AL, Mahoney JM, Blankenhorn EP, Teuscher C. A genetic locus complements resistance to Bordetella pertussis-induced histamine sensitization. Commun Biol 2023; 6:244. [PMID: 36879097 PMCID: PMC9988836 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04603-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Histamine plays pivotal role in normal physiology and dysregulated production of histamine or signaling through histamine receptors (HRH) can promote pathology. Previously, we showed that Bordetella pertussis or pertussis toxin can induce histamine sensitization in laboratory inbred mice and is genetically controlled by Hrh1/HRH1. HRH1 allotypes differ at three amino acid residues with P263-V313-L331 and L263-M313-S331, imparting sensitization and resistance respectively. Unexpectedly, we found several wild-derived inbred strains that carry the resistant HRH1 allotype (L263-M313-S331) but exhibit histamine sensitization. This suggests the existence of a locus modifying pertussis-dependent histamine sensitization. Congenic mapping identified the location of this modifier locus on mouse chromosome 6 within a functional linkage disequilibrium domain encoding multiple loci controlling sensitization to histamine. We utilized interval-specific single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) based association testing across laboratory and wild-derived inbred mouse strains and functional prioritization analyses to identify candidate genes for this modifier locus. Atg7, Plxnd1, Tmcc1, Mkrn2, Il17re, Pparg, Lhfpl4, Vgll4, Rho and Syn2 are candidate genes within this modifier locus, which we named Bphse, enhancer of Bordetella pertussis induced histamine sensitization. Taken together, these results identify, using the evolutionarily significant diversity of wild-derived inbred mice, additional genetic mechanisms controlling histamine sensitization.
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- Abbas Raza
- Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA
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- Catalytic Data Science, Charleston, SC, 29403, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.
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Brabec JL, Lara MK, Tyler AL, Mahoney JM. System-Level Analysis of Alzheimer's Disease Prioritizes Candidate Genes for Neurodegeneration. Front Genet 2021; 12:625246. [PMID: 33889174 PMCID: PMC8056044 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.625246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder. Since the advent of the genome-wide association study (GWAS) we have come to understand much about the genes involved in AD heritability and pathophysiology. Large case-control meta-GWAS studies have increased our ability to prioritize weaker effect alleles, while the recent development of network-based functional prediction has provided a mechanism by which we can use machine learning to reprioritize GWAS hits in the functional context of relevant brain tissues like the hippocampus and amygdala. In parallel with these developments, groups like the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) have compiled rich compendia of AD patient data including genotype and biomarker information, including derived volume measures for relevant structures like the hippocampus and the amygdala. In this study we wanted to identify genes involved in AD-related atrophy of these two structures, which are often critically impaired over the course of the disease. To do this we developed a combined score prioritization method which uses the cumulative distribution function of a gene’s functional and positional score, to prioritize top genes that not only segregate with disease status, but also with hippocampal and amygdalar atrophy. Our method identified a mix of genes that had previously been identified in AD GWAS including APOE, TOMM40, and NECTIN2(PVRL2) and several others that have not been identified in AD genetic studies, but play integral roles in AD-effected functional pathways including IQSEC1, PFN1, and PAK2. Our findings support the viability of our novel combined score as a method for prioritizing region- and even cell-specific AD risk genes.
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- Jeffrey L Brabec
- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States.,The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States
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Swanzey E, O'Connor C, Reinholdt LG. Mouse Genetic Reference Populations: Cellular Platforms for Integrative Systems Genetics. Trends Genet 2021; 37:251-265. [PMID: 33010949 PMCID: PMC7889615 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2020.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Interrogation of disease-relevant cellular and molecular traits exhibited by genetically diverse cell populations enables in vitro systems genetics approaches for uncovering the basic properties of cellular function and identity. Primary cells, stem cells, and organoids derived from genetically diverse mouse strains, such as Collaborative Cross and Diversity Outbred populations, offer the opportunity for parallel in vitro/in vivo screening. These panels provide genetic resolution for variant discovery and functional characterization, as well as disease modeling and in vivo validation capabilities. Here we review mouse cellular systems genetics approaches for characterizing the influence of genetic variation on signaling networks and phenotypic diversity, and we discuss approaches for data integration and cross-species validation.
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA; Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA, USA
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Malherbe K. Tumor Microenvironment and the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Detection and Prognosis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2021; 191:1364-1373. [PMID: 33639101 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2021.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
A critical knowledge gap has been noted in breast cancer detection, prognosis, and evaluation between tumor microenvironment and associated neoplasm. Artificial intelligence (AI) has multiple subsets or methods for data extraction and evaluation, including artificial neural networking, which allows computational foundations, similar to neurons, to make connections and new neural pathways during data set training. Deep machine learning and AI hold great potential to accurately assess tumor microenvironment models employing vast data management techniques. Despite the significant potential AI holds, there is still much debate surrounding the appropriate and ethical curation of medical data from picture archiving and communication systems. AI output's clinical significance depends on its human predecessor's data training sets. Integration between biomarkers, risk factors, and imaging data will allow the best predictor models for patient-based outcomes.
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- Kathryn Malherbe
- Department Radiography, Faculty Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Lahue KG, Lara MK, Linton AA, Lavoie B, Fang Q, McGill MM, Crothers JW, Teuscher C, Mawe GM, Tyler AL, Mahoney JM, Krementsov DN. Identification of novel loci controlling inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility utilizing the genetic diversity of wild-derived mice. Genes Immun 2020; 21:311-325. [PMID: 32848229 PMCID: PMC7657953 DOI: 10.1038/s41435-020-00110-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex disorder that imposes a growing health burden. Multiple genetic associations have been identified in IBD, but the mechanisms underlying many of these associations are poorly understood. Animal models are needed to bridge this gap, but conventional laboratory mouse strains lack the genetic diversity of human populations. To more accurately model human genetic diversity, we utilized a panel of chromosome (Chr) substitution strains, carrying chromosomes from the wild-derived and genetically divergent PWD/PhJ (PWD) strain on the commonly used C57BL/6J (B6) background, as well as their parental B6 and PWD strains. Two models of IBD were used, TNBS- and DSS-induced colitis. Compared with B6 mice, PWD mice were highly susceptible to TNBS-induced colitis, but resistant to DSS-induced colitis. Using consomic mice, we identified several PWD-derived loci that exhibited profound effects on IBD susceptibility. The most pronounced of these were loci on Chr1 and Chr2, which yielded high susceptibility in both IBD models, each acting at distinct phases of the disease. Leveraging transcriptomic data from B6 and PWD immune cells, together with a machine learning approach incorporating human IBD genetic associations, we identified lead candidate genes, including Itga4, Pip4k2a, Lcn10, Lgmn, and Gpr65.
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- Karolyn G Lahue
- Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main St., Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
- Department of Computer Science University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.
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