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Li X, Qi S, Li W, Liu X, Xue Z, Yu T, Xun G. Cohen syndrome combined with psychiatric symptoms: a case report. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:180. [PMID: 38439002 PMCID: PMC10913230 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05626-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cohen syndrome (CS) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited condition characterized by pathological changes affecting multiple systems. The extensive clinical variability associated with CS poses a significant diagnostic challenge. Additionally, there is limited documentation on the co-occurrence of CS with psychiatric symptoms. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 30-year-old patient exhibiting characteristic physical features and psychiatric symptoms. Whole exome sequencing identified two heterozygous variants, a nonsense variation c.4336 C > T and a missense mutation c.4729G > A. Integrating clinical manifestations with genetic test results, we established the diagnosis of CS combined with psychiatric symptoms. CONCLUSIONS This case introduces a novel missense variant as a candidate in the expanding array of VPS13B pathogenic variants. Its clinical significance remains unknown, and further investigation may broaden the spectrum of pathogenic variants associated with the VPS13B gene. Early diagnosis of CS is crucial for the prognosis of young children and holds significant importance for their families.
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- Xinming Li
- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Mail Code: 250014, 49# Wenhua Eastern Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Mail Code: 250014, 49# Wenhua Eastern Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Mail Code: 250014, 49# Wenhua Eastern Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Mail Code: 250014, 49# Wenhua Eastern Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Mail Code: 250014, 49# Wenhua Eastern Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Mail Code: 250014, 49# Wenhua Eastern Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China.
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Mail Code: 250014, 49# Wenhua Eastern Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China.
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Ou J, Dong H, Dai S, Hou Y, Wang Y, Lu X, Xun G, Xia K, Zhao J, Shen Y. Development and validation of a risk score model for predicting autism based on pre- and perinatal factors. Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1291356. [PMID: 38435974 PMCID: PMC10904522 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1291356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Background The use of pre- and perinatal risk factors as predictive factors may lower the age limit for reliable autism prediction. The objective of this study was to develop a clinical model based on these risk factors to predict autism. Methods A stepwise logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationships between 28 candidate risk factors and autism risk among 615 Han Chinese children with autism and 615 unrelated typically developing children. The significant factors were subsequently used to create a clinical risk score model. A chi-square automatic interaction detector (CHAID) decision tree was used to validate the selected predictors included in the model. The predictive performance of the model was evaluated by an independent cohort. Results Five factors (pregnancy influenza-like illness, pregnancy stressors, maternal allergic/autoimmune disease, cesarean section, and hypoxia) were found to be significantly associated with autism risk. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve indicated that the risk score model had good discrimination ability for autism, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.711 (95% CI=0.679-0.744); in the external validation cohort, the model showed slightly worse but overall similar predictive performance. Further subgroup analysis indicated that a higher risk score was associated with more behavioral problems. The risk score also exhibited robustness in a subgroup analysis of patients with mild autism. Conclusion This risk score model could lower the age limit for autism prediction with good discrimination performance, and it has unique advantages in clinical application.
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- Jianjun Ou
- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Mental Health Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Mental Health Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics and School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Wang Y, Lu Z, Xun G. Effect of aripiprazole on promoting cognitive function and enhancing clinical efficacy in patients with first-episode depression on escitalopram: A randomized controlled trial. J Affect Disord 2024; 344:159-168. [PMID: 37827257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the effect of escitalopram combined with aripiprazole on cognitive function in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), and to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the combination therapy. METHOD A total of 70 patients with first-episode MDD were randomly divided into the study group or the control group, receiving escitalopram combined with aripiprazole (5 mg/day) or escitalopram monotherapy respectively for 8 weeks. The severity of illness was assessed by using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) at baseline, at the end of 4th and 8th week, and cognitive function was assessed by using the THINC integrated tool (THINC-it), the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), and the Continuous Performance Test (CPT). Rating Scale for Extrapyramidal Side Effects (RSESE) was applied to assess adverse reactions. RESULTS The average HAMD-17 and HAMA scores decreased over time in both the control and the study groups, but the reductions were not statistically different between two groups with the passage of time. In WCST, total number of response (TR) of the study group decreased relative to the baseline at the end of the eighth week, but the control group did not significantly change during whole eight weeks. Perseverative errors (PE) in the control group eventually decreased at the end of Week 8 compared to that at Week 4, but in the study group, it was a continuous trend of decrease. In CPT, the decrease of leakage responses (LR) in the study group was higher than that of the control group in 2-digit number, and LR of the control group was higher than that of the study group at the end of Week 8 in 4-digit number. The downtrend of LR in 4-digit number kept for the whole period in study group, while in the control group, the LR did not decrease significantly until the end of Week 8 compared to that at baseline. CONCLUSION Escitalopram combined with a low-dose of aripiprazole, and escitalopram monotherapy could both enhance cognitive function of MDD patients, while the improvements of combination therapy might happen relatively earlier. The combined use of escitalopram and aripiprazole might be more beneficial to the domains of executive function (EF) and continuous attention compared to escitalopram monotherapy. There was no significant differences between two treatment options in alleviating depressive and anxiety symptoms.
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- Yingtan Wang
- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders and Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
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Yang Y, Shen Y, Lin J, Dai S, Lu X, Xun G, Li Y, Wu R, Xia K, Luo X, Zhao J, Ou J. Association between history of miscarriage and autism spectrum disorder. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2023; 273:687-697. [PMID: 36251093 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-022-01494-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This case-control study was designed to examine the association between different types of miscarriage history and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and determine whether the number of miscarriage history affects the risk of ASD. All of 2274 children with ASD and 1086 healthy controls were recruited. Sociodemographic and prenatal, perinatal, and neonatal characteristics were compared between the two groups. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were applied to investigate association between miscarriage history and ASD. Stratified analyses based on sex and types of miscarriages were similarly performed. History of miscarriage was potential risk factors for ASD ([aOR] = 2.919; 95% [CI] = 2.327-3.517). Stratified analyses revealed that induced ([aOR] = 2.763, 95% [CI] = 2.259-3.379) and spontaneous miscarriage history ([aOR] = 3.341, 95% [CI] = 1.939-4.820) were associated with high risk of ASD, respectively. A sex-biased ratio in the risk of ASD was observed between females ([aOR] = 3.049, 95% [CI] = 2.153-4.137) and males ([aOR] = 2.538, 95% [CI] = 1.978-3.251). Stratified analysis of induced miscarriage history revealed that only iatrogenic miscarriage history was associated with an increased risk ASD ([aOR] = 2.843, 95% [CI] = 1.534-4.268). Also, multiple spontaneous miscarriage histories ([aOR] = 1.836, 95% [CI] = 1.252-2.693) were associated with higher autism risk than one spontaneous miscarriages history ([aOR] = 3.016, 95% [CI] = 1.894-4.174). In conclusion, miscarriage history is related to an increased risk for ASD in offspring, which is affected by the types of miscarriage and sex of the fetus.
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- Ye Yang
- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, 266034, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, 49 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics and School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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Gong Y, Lu Z, Kang Z, Feng X, Zhang Y, Sun Y, Chen W, Xun G, Yue W. Peripheral non-enzymatic antioxidants as biomarkers for mood disorders: Evidence from a machine learning prediction model. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:1019618. [PMID: 36419979 PMCID: PMC9676245 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1019618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Oxidative stress is related to the pathogenesis of mood disorders, and the level of oxidative stress may differ between bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). This study aimed to detect the differences in non-enzymatic antioxidant levels between BD and MDD and assess the predictive values of non-enzymatic antioxidants in mood disorders by applying a machine learning model. METHODS Peripheral uric acid (UA), albumin (ALB), and total bilirubin (TBIL) were measured in 1,188 participants (discover cohort: 157 with BD and 544 with MDD; validation cohort: 119 with BD and 95 with MDD; 273 healthy controls). An extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) model and a logistic regression model were used to assess the predictive effect. RESULTS All three indices differed between patients with mood disorders and healthy controls; in addition, the levels of UA in patients with BD were higher than those of patients with MDD. After treatment, UA levels increased in the MDD group, while they decreased in the BD group. Finally, we entered age, sex, UA, ALB, and TBIL into the XGBoost model. The area under the curve (AUC) of the XGBoost model for distinguishing between BD and MDD reached 0.849 (accuracy = 0.808, 95% CI = 0.719-0.878) and for distinguishing between BD with depression episode (BD-D) and MDD was 0.899 (accuracy = 0.891, 95% CI = 0.856-0.919). The models were validated in the validation cohort. The most important feature distinguishing between BD and MDD was UA. CONCLUSION Peripheral non-enzymatic antioxidants, especially the UA, might be a potential biomarker capable of distinguishing between BD and MDD.
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- Yuandong Gong
- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.,PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.,Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China
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Zhao M, Liu T, Qi S, Li W, Liu X, Li X, Xun G. Individuals with Bipolar Disorder Have a Higher Level of Homocysteine Than Major Depressive Disorder: A Retrospective Chart Review and Observational Study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2022; 18:2671-2682. [PMID: 36411779 PMCID: PMC9675348 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s387063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Previous studies suggest that homocysteine (Hcy) may be involved in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) by influencing glutamatergic transmission, inflammation, and other mechanisms. There are no established biomarkers to distinguish BD from MDD. This study aims to compare Hcy levels between BD and MDD. PATIENTS AND METHODS We collected medical records of patients aged 14-75 admitted to the hospital from January 1 to July 1, 2022 with a discharge diagnosis of MDD or BD, including all examinations of patients at admission (acute phase) and discharge (non-acute phase). We measured Hcy levels in healthy controls (HC). RESULTS The analysis included 104 patients with MDD, 103 patients with BD, and 80 HC. Hcy levels were higher in the MDD and BD group than in the HC group and higher in the BD group than in the MDD group, both in the acute and non-acute phases (all P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in Hcy levels between the psychotropic medication users and non-users in the BD or MDD group (all P > 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis only for the MDD and BD group indicated that the likelihood of BD diagnosis was significantly associated with Hcy levels (in the acute phase: OR = 1.052, P = 0.016; in the non-acute phase: OR = 1.101, P < 0.001) after controlling for gender, age, and metabolic indicators. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that Hcy levels were elevated in MDD and BD patients and were higher in BD patients than in MDD patients, which provides evidence for a possible relationship between one-carbon metabolism and the pathogenesis of BD. Besides, Hcy may be one of the potential biomarkers to distinguish BD from MDD.
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- Miao Zhao
- Department of Psychiatry, Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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Lu Z, Wang Y, Xun G. Neurocognition Function of Patients With Bipolar Depression, Unipolar Depression, and Depression With Bipolarity. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:696903. [PMID: 34393857 PMCID: PMC8355513 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.696903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Much evidence shows that some Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)-defined unipolar depression (UD) with bipolarity manifests bipolar diathesis. Little is known about the cognitive profiles of patients with depression with bipolarity (DWB). The study aimed to investigate the differences in cognitive profiles among patients with bipolar depression (BD), major depressive disorder (namely, UD), and DWB. Drug-naïve patients with BD, UD, and DWB and healthy controls (HC) were recruited (30 cases in each group). Cognitive function was evaluated by THINC-it (THINC-intelligent tool), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), and continuous performance test (CPT). For THINC-it, no significant differences of the Z-scores in both objective and subjective factors were found between the DWB group and BD group, but the Z-scores in the BD group were significantly lower than those in the UD group. For WCST, significant differences were found between the BD group and DWB group in the number of responses, categories completed, trails to completed first category, perseverative responses, and perseverative errors. All the indices of WCST in the DWB group were significantly worse than those in the UD group except for trails to completed first category and total number of response correct. For CPT, only scores of leakage responses and false responses in the four-digit number in the BD group and DWB group were significantly higher than those in the UD group; no significant difference was found between the BD group and DWB group. The results indicated that patients with DWB might perform differently from those with UD but similarly to those with BD with cognition impairment.
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- Zhe Lu
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Peking University Sixth Hospital, Institute of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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Liu R, Dong H, Wang Y, Lu X, Li Y, Xun G, Ou J, Shen Y, Xia K, Zhao J. Sleep Problems of Children with Autism May Independently Affect Parental Quality of Life. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2021; 52:488-499. [PMID: 32725386 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-01035-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The current study explored how and to what extent sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacted their parents' quality of life (QOL). A total of 440 ASD children and 344 age-matched typically developing (TD) children were included in the case-control designed study. In the TD group, a linear regression model showed that the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) total scores were negatively associated with maternal mental health summary (MCS) scores in the SF-36v2 (β = - 2.831), while in the ASD group, the CSHQ total scores were negatively associated with the parental physical health summary (PCS) scores (β = - 3.030 for mothers, β = - 3.651 for fathers). Path analysis showed that sleep problems in ASD children had both direct and indirect effects on maternal PCS scores. The results indicated that sleep problems in children with ASD might affect parental QOL differently from TD children, and act as independent impact factors on parental physical health.
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- Ruiting Liu
- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders and Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.,Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders and Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.,Mental Health Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders and Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders and Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders and Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders and Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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RATIONALE Piribedil is an orally active dopamine agonist that has been widely used for Parkinson disease (PD), with its partial D2/D3 agonistic functions and alpha2-adrenoreceptor antagonistic effects, piribedil has been proved to be efficacious in the relief of motor symptoms in PD, while it can also lead to impulse control disorders such as pathological gambling due to its dopamine agonistic effects. PATIENT CONCERNS A 28-year-old Chinese female patient with Parkinson disease and a history of taking piribedil finally developed pathological gambling and depressive episode. DIAGNOSES After a careful clinical observation and evaluation, the patient met the criteria of severe depressive episode and pathological gambling due to antiparkinson therapy. INTERVENTIONS We discontinued piribedil and picked bupropion, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, to alleviate the depressive symptom. Benzhexol and selegiline were also added for the control of motor fluctuations. OUTCOMES After 3 weeks' treatment, the patient's depressive mood was significantly alleviated and her recurring PD symptoms were also relieved. She was no more addicted to network gambling, and there was no recurrence during the 1-year follow-up. LESSONS Piribedil-induced problem gambling and impulse control disorders are side effects needed to be evaluated when commencing a patient on piribedil. This case further emphasizes the importance of monitoring and controlling Parkinson symptoms after drug reduction or withdrawal. Anticipation of this risk strengthens the significance of detailed medical history-taking and targeted clinical management.
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- Yingtan Wang
- Department of Mental Health, Jining Medical University, Jining
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- Peking University the Sixth Hospital (Institute of Mental Health), Beijing
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Yang Y, Lin J, Lu X, Xun G, Wu R, Li Y, Ou J, Shen Y, Xia K, Zhao J. Anesthesia, sex and miscarriage history may influence the association between cesarean delivery and autism spectrum disorder. BMC Pediatr 2021; 21:62. [PMID: 33522911 PMCID: PMC7849114 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-021-02518-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To explore the association between cesarean section (CS) and risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and evaluate the possible factors influencing this association. METHODS In total, 950 patients diagnosed with ASD and 764 healthy controls were recruited in this study. Socio-demographic characteristics and prenatal, perinatal, and neonatal characteristics were compared between the two groups. Univariate and multivariable conditional logistic regression analyses were applied to adjust for confounders. Further stratified analyses based on sex and miscarriage history were similarly performed to explore the factors influencing the association between CS and ASD. RESULTS CS was evidently associated with an elevated risk of ASD (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.606, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.311-1.969). Unlike regional anesthesia (RA), only CS performed under general anesthesia (GA) consistently elevated the risk of ASD (aOR = 1.887, 95% CI = 1.273-2.798) in females and males in further stratified analysis. The risk of children suffering from ASD following emergency CS was apparently increased in males (aOR = 2.390, 95% CI = 1.392-5.207), whereas a higher risk of ASD was observed among voluntary CS and indicated CS subgroups (aOR = 2.167, 95% CI = 1.094-4.291; aOR = 2.919, 95% CI = 1.789-4.765, respectively) in females. Moreover, the interaction term of CS and past miscarriage history (β = - 0.68, Wald χ2 = 7.5, df = 1, p = 0.006)) was similarly defined as influencing ASD. CONCLUSIONS The exposure of children to GA during CS may explain the possible/emerging association between CS and ASD. In addition, sex and miscarriage history could equally be factors influencing the association between CS and ASD.
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- Ye Yang
- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, 266034, Shangdong, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, 49 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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- Center for Medical Genetics and School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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Zhang X, Yang J, Liu X, Zhao G, Li X, Xun G. Glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphisms (GSTT1 and GSTM1) and risk of schizophrenia: A case-control study in Chinese Han population. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e21918. [PMID: 32899025 PMCID: PMC7478483 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000021918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a chronic disability disorder related to oxidative stress. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) is a group enzyme that protects cells and tissues from oxidative stress damage. Among GSTs, GSTT1 and GSTM1 have well defined genetic polymorphisms. The purpose of our research was to explore the correlation between GSTT1 and GSTM1 polymorphism and SCZ risk in Chinese Han population.A total of 650 subjects (386 SCZ patients and 264 healthy individuals) were included in this case-control designed study. The GSTT1 and GSTM1 polymorphisms were analyzed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We explored the relationship between these 2 polymorphisms and the risk of SCZ.We found that the GSTT1 null genotype had a protective effect on the development of SCZ [odds ratio (OR) = 0.601, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 0.412-0.986, P = .031]. We also found that the combination of null genotypes of the GSTT1 and GSTM1 genes was made at a lower risk of SCZ (OR = 0.452, 95% CI = 0.238-0.845, P = .028). However, we found no correction between Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale score (PANSS) and GSTM1, GSST1 genotypes in SCZ patients.Our finding revealed that GSTT1 null polymorphisms may be related to the reduced risk of SCZ in Chinese Han population, and this risk was further reduced with the combination of GSTT1 null polymorphisms and GSTM1 null polymorphisms.
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- Xin Zhang
- Jining Psychiatric Hospital, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Jining Psychiatric Hospital, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Jining Psychiatric Hospital, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Jining Psychiatric Hospital, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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Quan Y, Zhang Q, Chen M, Wu H, Ou J, Shen Y, Li K, Xun G, Zhao J, Hu Z, Xia K, Guo H. Genotype and Phenotype Correlations for TBL1XR1 in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. J Mol Neurosci 2020; 70:2085-2092. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-020-01615-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Wu H, Li H, Bai T, Han L, Ou J, Xun G, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Duan G, Zhao N, Chen B, Du X, Yao M, Zou X, Zhao J, Hu Z, Eichler EE, Guo H, Xia K. Phenotype-to-genotype approach reveals head-circumference-associated genes in an autism spectrum disorder cohort. Clin Genet 2020; 97:338-346. [PMID: 31674007 PMCID: PMC7307605 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The genotype-first approach has been successfully applied and has elucidated several subtypes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, it requires very large cohorts because of the extensive genetic heterogeneity. We investigate the alternate possibility of whether phenotype-specific genes can be identified from a small group of patients with specific phenotype(s). To identify novel genes associated with ASD and abnormal head circumference using a phenotype-to-genotype approach, we performed whole-exome sequencing on 67 families with ASD and abnormal head circumference. Clinically relevant pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants account for 23.9% of patients with microcephaly or macrocephaly, and 81.25% of those variants or genes are head-size associated. Significantly, recurrent pathogenic mutations were identified in two macrocephaly genes (PTEN, CHD8) in this small cohort. De novo mutations in several candidate genes (UBN2, BIRC6, SYNE1, and KCNMA1) were detected, as well as one new candidate gene (TNPO3) implicated in ASD and related neurodevelopmental disorders. We identify genotype-phenotype correlations for head-size-associated ASD genes and novel candidate genes for further investigation. Our results also suggest a phenotype-to-genotype strategy would accelerate the elucidation of genotype-phenotype relationships for ASD by using phenotype-restricted cohorts.
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- Huidan Wu
- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Developmental Disorders in Children, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Mental Health Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Developmental Disorders in Children, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Center of Children Psychology and Behavior, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan China
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- Center of Children Psychology and Behavior, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan China
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- Xi’an Encephalopathy Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, Shanxi, China
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- Children Development Behavior Center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of SUN YAT-SEN University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Xi’an Encephalopathy Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, Shanxi, China
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- Center of Children Psychology and Behavior, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan China
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- Children Development Behavior Center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of SUN YAT-SEN University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Changsha 410078, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Information Research, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, Shanghai, China
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Ma H, Xun G, Zhang R, Yang X, Cao Y. Correlation between GRIK2 rs6922753, rs2227283 polymorphism and aggressive behaviors with Bipolar Mania in the Chinese Han population. Brain Behav 2019; 9:e01449. [PMID: 31631587 PMCID: PMC6851809 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Animal studies have shown that glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 2 (GRIK2) gene knockout mice are more impulsive and aggressive. This study aims to verify whether the rs6922753 and rs2227283 polymorphisms of the GRIK2 gene are associated with both aggressive behavior and bipolar mania in the Chinese Han population. METHODS Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was applied in the genotype rs6922753 and rs2227283 polymorphisms of the GRIK2 gene in 201 bipolar manic patients with aggressive behaviors, 198 bipolar manic patients without aggressive behaviors, and 132 healthy controls. The Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS) was used to evaluate aggressive behavior in patients with bipolar mania. RESULTS No correlation was found between aggressive behavior and the rs6922753 polymorphism in the three groups. The A/A genotype and A allele of the rs2227283 polymorphism were found significantly more frequently in patients with aggressive behavior than in healthy controls (p = .004 and p = .013, respectively) and in patients with nonaggressive behavior (p = .002 and p = .018, respectively). The A/A genotype and A allele were associated with an increased risk of aggressive behavior. CONCLUSION This study suggests that the rs2227283 polymorphism of the GRIK2 gene is related to aggressive behaviors in bipolar manic patients and that the A/A genotype and A allele may increase the risk of the aggressive behavior in bipolar manic patients.
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- Haibo Ma
- Department of PsychiatryShandong Mental Health CenterJinanChina
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- Department of PsychiatryShandong Mental Health CenterJinanChina
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- Department of PsychiatryShandong Mental Health CenterJinanChina
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- Department of PsychiatryShandong Mental Health CenterJinanChina
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- Department of PsychiatryShandong Mental Health CenterJinanChina
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Zhao W, Quan Y, Wu H, Han L, Bai T, Ma L, Li B, Xun G, Ou J, Zhao J, Hu Z, Guo H, Xia K. POGZ de novo missense variants in neuropsychiatric disorders. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e900. [PMID: 31347273 PMCID: PMC6732319 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background De novo likely gene‐disrupting variants of POGZ cause autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability. However, de novo missense variants of this gene were not well explored in neuropsychiatric disorders. Methods The single‐molecule molecular inversion probes‐based targeted sequencing method was performed on the proband. Variant was validated using Sanger sequencing in both proband and parents. Immunoblot analysis was performed to examine the expression of POGZ in patient‐derived peripheral blood lymphocytes. Published POGZ de novo missense variants in neuropsychiatric disorders were reviewed. Results We detected a novel de novo missense variant in POGZ (c.1534C>A, p.H512N, NM_015100.4) in an individual with ASD. Immunoblot analysis revealed a dramatic reduction in POGZ protein in patient‐derived peripheral blood lymphocytes suggesting a loss‐of‐function mechanism of this de novo missense variant. In addition, we collected and annotated additional eight POGZ de novo missense variants identified in neuropsychiatric disorders from literatures. Conclusion Our findings will be beneficial to the functional analysis of POGZ in ASD pathogenesis, and for genetic counseling and clinical diagnosis of patients with POGZ de novo missense variants.
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- Wenjing Zhao
- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Mental Health Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center of Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Information Research, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligences Technology (CEBSIT), Shanghai, China
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Guo H, Wang T, Wu H, Long M, Coe BP, Li H, Xun G, Ou J, Chen B, Duan G, Bai T, Zhao N, Shen Y, Li Y, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Baker C, Liu Y, Pang N, Huang L, Han L, Jia X, Liu C, Ni H, Yang X, Xia L, Chen J, Shen L, Li Y, Zhao R, Zhao W, Peng J, Pan Q, Long Z, Su W, Tan J, Du X, Ke X, Yao M, Hu Z, Zou X, Zhao J, Bernier RA, Eichler EE, Xia K. Inherited and multiple de novo mutations in autism/developmental delay risk genes suggest a multifactorial model. Mol Autism 2018; 9:64. [PMID: 30564305 PMCID: PMC6293633 DOI: 10.1186/s13229-018-0247-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background We previously performed targeted sequencing of autism risk genes in probands from the Autism Clinical and Genetic Resources in China (ACGC) (phase I). Here, we expand this analysis to a larger cohort of patients (ACGC phase II) to better understand the prevalence, inheritance, and genotype-phenotype correlations of likely gene-disrupting (LGD) mutations for autism candidate genes originally identified in cohorts of European descent. Methods We sequenced 187 autism candidate genes in an additional 784 probands and 85 genes in 599 probands using single-molecule molecular inversion probes. We tested the inheritance of potentially pathogenic mutations, performed a meta-analysis of phase I and phase II data and combined our results with existing exome sequence data to investigate the phenotypes of carrier parents and patients with multiple hits in different autism risk genes. Results We validated recurrent, LGD, de novo mutations (DNMs) in 13 genes. We identified a potential novel risk gene (ZNF292), one novel gene with recurrent LGD DNMs (RALGAPB), as well as genes associated with macrocephaly (GIGYF2 and WDFY3). We identified the transmission of private LGD mutations in genes predominantly associated with DNMs and showed that parental carriers tended to share milder autism-related phenotypes. Patients that carried DNMs in two or more candidate genes show more severe phenotypes. Conclusions We identify new risk genes and transmission of deleterious mutations in genes primarily associated with DNMs. The fact that parental carriers show milder phenotypes and patients with multiple hits are more severe supports a multifactorial model of risk.
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- Hui Guo
- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Key Laboratory of Developmental Disorders in Children, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi China
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- Mental Health Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Children Development Behavior Center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- Center of Children Psychology and Behavior, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Xi’an Encephalopathy Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, Shaanxi China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Child Mental Health Research Center, Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- Center of Children Psychology and Behavior, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan China
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- Key Laboratory of Developmental Disorders in Children, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Xi’an Encephalopathy Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, Shaanxi China
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- Child Mental Health Research Center, Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- Center of Children Psychology and Behavior, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Children Development Behavior Center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Information Research, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, Shanghai, China
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Li Y, Jia X, Wu H, Xun G, Ou J, Zhang Q, Li H, Bai T, Hu Z, Zou X, Xia K, Guo H. Genotype and phenotype correlations for SHANK3 de novo mutations in neurodevelopmental disorders. Am J Med Genet A 2018; 176:2668-2676. [PMID: 30537371 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
SHANK3 has been identified as the causative gene of 22q13.3 microdeletion syndrome phenotype. De novo mutations (DNMs) of SHANK3 were subsequently identified in patients with several neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), schizophrenia (SCZ), a Rett syndrome-like phenotype, and intellectual disability (ID). Although broad developmental phenotypes of these patients have been described in single studies, few studies have reviewed the genotype and phenotype relationships using a relatively large cohort of patients with SHANK3 DNMs. In this study, we identified a de novo splice mutation (NM_033517.1: c.2265+1G>A) that functionally impairs mRNA splicing, produces multiple splice variants, and results in the reduction of the amounts of mRNA. To analyze the genotype and phenotype correlations for SHANK3 DNMs, we reviewed 37 previously published patients with 28 SHANK3 DNMs. Our results revealed that haploinsufficiency of SHANK3 causes a broad spectrum of neurodevelopmental phenotypes with impaired social interaction, repetitive behavior, speech impairment, ID, and regression as the most common observations. Seizures, hypotonia, global development delay, dysmorphic features, and several other features also occurred recurrently. Specific phenotypes are also observed in certain genotypes. Our study provides the frequency of the heterogeneous co-occurring conditions caused by SHANK3 DNMs, which will be beneficial for diagnosis and clinical management.
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- Ying Li
- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Mental Health Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Child Healthcare Department, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Child Healthcare Department, The Third affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Xinjiang, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Shen Y, Dong H, Lu X, Lian N, Xun G, Shi L, Xiao L, Zhao J, Ou J. Associations among maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and risk of autism in the Han Chinese population. BMC Psychiatry 2018; 18:11. [PMID: 29343227 PMCID: PMC5773027 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-018-1593-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with an unclear etiology. Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) have been suggested to play a role in the etiology of autism. The current study explores the associations among maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, GWG and the risk of autism in the Han Chinese population. METHODS Demographic information, a basic medical history and information regarding maternal pre-pregnancy and pregnancy conditions were collected from the parents of 705 Han Chinese children with autism and 2236 unrelated typically developing children. Binary logistic regressions were conducted to calculate the odds ratio (OR) for the relationship among pre-pregnancy BMI, GWG and the occurrence of autism. The interaction between pre-pregnancy BMI and GWG was analyzed by performing stratification analyses using a logistic model. RESULTS After adjusting for the children's gender, parental age and family annual income, excessive GWG was associated with autism risk in the entire sample (OR = 1.327, 95% CI: 1.021-1.725), whereas the relationship between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and autism was not significant. According to the stratification analyses, excessive GWG increased the risk of autism in overweight/obese mothers (OR = 2.468, 95% CI: 1.102-5.526) but not in underweight or normal weight mothers. CONCLUSIONS The maternal pre-pregnancy BMI might not be independently associated with autism risk. However, excessive GWG might increase the autism risk of offspring of overweight and obese mothers.
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- Yidong Shen
- Institute of Mental Health, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders, The National Technology Institute on Mental disorders; Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders, The National Technology Institute on Mental disorders; Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, China
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- grid.452792.fQingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao, China
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- grid.412633.1The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Mental Health Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, China
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- 0000000119573309grid.9227.eNeuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders, The National Technology Institute on Mental disorders; Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders, The National Technology Institute on Mental disorders; Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, China.
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- Institute of Mental Health, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders, The National Technology Institute on Mental disorders; Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, China.
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Wang T, Guo H, Xiong B, Stessman HAF, Wu H, Coe BP, Turner TN, Liu Y, Zhao W, Hoekzema K, Vives L, Xia L, Tang M, Ou J, Chen B, Shen Y, Xun G, Long M, Lin J, Kronenberg ZN, Peng Y, Bai T, Li H, Ke X, Hu Z, Zhao J, Zou X, Xia K, Eichler EE. De novo genic mutations among a Chinese autism spectrum disorder cohort. Nat Commun 2016; 7:13316. [PMID: 27824329 PMCID: PMC5105161 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Recurrent de novo (DN) and likely gene-disruptive (LGD) mutations contribute significantly to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) but have been primarily investigated in European cohorts. Here, we sequence 189 risk genes in 1,543 Chinese ASD probands (1,045 from trios). We report an 11-fold increase in the odds of DN LGD mutations compared with expectation under an exome-wide neutral model of mutation. In aggregate, ∼4% of ASD patients carry a DN mutation in one of just 29 autism risk genes. The most prevalent gene for recurrent DN mutations is SCN2A (1.1% of patients) followed by CHD8, DSCAM, MECP2, POGZ, WDFY3 and ASH1L. We identify novel DN LGD recurrences (GIGYF2, MYT1L, CUL3, DOCK8 and ZNF292) and DN mutations in previous ASD candidates (ARHGAP32, NCOR1, PHIP, STXBP1, CDKL5 and SHANK1). Phenotypic follow-up confirms potential subtypes and highlights how large global cohorts might be leveraged to prove the pathogenic significance of individually rare mutations. Recurrent sporadic mutations are important risk factors for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) but have been primarily investigated in European cohorts. Here, Eichler, Xia and colleagues analyse risk genes in a large Chinese ASD cohort and find novel recurrences of potential pathogenic significance.
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- Tianyun Wang
- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China.,Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Children's Development Behavior Center, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China
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- Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Mental Health Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Child Healthcare Department, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi 545000, China
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- Child Mental Health Research Center, Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Mental Health Institute, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Children's Development Behavior Center, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, Shanghai 200433, China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Information Research, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Shen Y, Xun G, Guo H, He Y, Ou J, Dong H, Xia K, Zhao J. Association and gene-gene interactions study of reelin signaling pathway related genes with autism in the Han Chinese population. Autism Res 2015; 9:436-42. [PMID: 26285919 DOI: 10.1002/aur.1540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with unclear etiology. Reelin had been proposed to participate in the etiology of autism due to its important role in brain development. The goal of this study was to explore the association and gene-gene interactions of reelin signaling pathway related genes (RELN, VLDLR, LRP8, DAB1, FYN, and CDK5) with autism in Han Chinese population. Genotyping data of the six genes were obtained from a recent genome-wide association study performed in 430 autistic children who fulfilled the DSM-IV-TR criteria for autistic disorder, and 1,074 healthy controls. Single marker case-control association analysis and haplotype case-control association analysis were conducted after the data was screened. Multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) was applied to further test gene-gene interactions. Neither the single marker nor the haplotype association tests found any significant difference between the autistic group and the control group after permutation test of 1,000 rounds. The 4-locus MDR model (comprising rs6143734, rs1858782, rs634500, and rs1924267 which belong to RELN and DAB1) was determined to be the model with the highest cross-validation consistency (CVC) and testing balanced accuracy. The results indicate that an interaction between RELN and DAB1 may increase the risk of autism in the Han Chinese population. Furthermore, it can also be inferred that the involvement of RELN in the etiology of autism would occur through interaction with DAB1.
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- Yidong Shen
- Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Mental Health Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Guo W, Liu F, Xun G, Hu M, Guo X, Xiao C, Chen H, Chen J, Zhao J. Disrupted white matter integrity in first-episode, drug-naive, late-onset depression. J Affect Disord 2014; 163:70-5. [PMID: 24836090 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Abnormalities of white matter integrity in frontal and limbic regions have been postulated to play a key role in the pathophysiology of geriatric depression. However, there is no diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) study in patients with first-episode, drug-naive, late-onset depression (LOD). The aim of this study was to investigate whole-brain fractional anisotropy (FA) difference between patients with LOD and healthy controls without a previously determined region of interest. METHODS The sample included 15 patients with first-episode, drug-naive LOD and 15 age-, sex-, and education-matched healthy controls. The tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) method was employed to analyze the DTI data. RESULTS Lower FA in the white matter of bilateral parahippocampal gyrus was observed in patients with LOD relative to healthy controls by voxel-wise statistics with the TBSS method. Patients did not have higher FA values in any brain regions compared to healthy controls. There was no correlation between the abnormal FA value in bilateral parahippocampal gyrus and depression severity or related factors. LIMITATIONS The present study should be considered preliminary due to relatively small sample size. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that loss of white matter integrity in parahippocampal gyrus may be associated with the pathophysiology of LOD, and thus highlight the limbic contribution to the pathophysiology of LOD.
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- Wenbin Guo
- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China; Mental Health Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
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- Shandong Mental Health Center, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
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- Mental Hospital of Nanchang University & Mental Health Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330029, China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Mental Health Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.
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- Mental Health Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China.
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Liu F, Hu M, Wang S, Guo W, Zhao J, Li J, Xun G, Long Z, Zhang J, Wang Y, Zeng L, Gao Q, Wooderson SC, Chen J, Chen H. Abnormal regional spontaneous neural activity in first-episode, treatment-naive patients with late-life depression: a resting-state fMRI study. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2012; 39:326-31. [PMID: 22796277 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2012.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The previous resting perfusion or task-based studies have provided evidence of functional changes in the brains of patients with late-life depression (LLD). Little is known, so far, about the changes in the spontaneous brain activity in LLD during the resting state. The aim of this study was to investigate the spontaneous neural activity in first-episode, treatment-naive patients with LLD by using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). METHODS A novel analytical method, coherence-based regional homogeneity (Cohe-ReHo), was used to assess regional spontaneous neural activity during the resting state in 15 first-episode, treatment-naive patients with LLD and 15 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. RESULTS Compared to the healthy controls, the LLD group showed significantly decreased Cohe-ReHo in left caudate nucleus, right anterior cingulate gyrus, left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, right angular gyrus, bilateral medial prefrontal cortex, and right precuneus, while significantly increased Cohe-ReHo in left cerebellum posterior lobe, left superior temporal gyrus, bilateral supplementary motor area, and right postcentral gyrus (p<0.005, corrected for multiple comparisons). CONCLUSIONS These findings indicated abnormal spontaneous neural activity was distributed extensively in first-episode, treatment-naive patients with LLD during the resting state. Our results might supply a novel way to look into the underlying pathophysiology mechanisms of patients with LLD.
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- Feng Liu
- Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
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Xu X, Zhang L, Tong P, Xun G, Su W, Xiong Z, Zhu T, Zheng Y, Luo S, Pan Y, Xia K, Hu Z. Exome sequencing identifiesUPF3Bas the causative gene for a Chinese non-syndrome mental retardation pedigree. Clin Genet 2012; 83:560-4. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.12014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Mental Health Center; Shandong Provincial Mental Health Center; Jinan; Shandong; China
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Liu Y, Hu Z, Xun G, Peng Y, Lu L, Xu X, Xiong Z, Xia L, Liu D, Li W, Zhao J, Xia K. Mutation analysis of the NRXN1 gene in a Chinese autism cohort. J Psychiatr Res 2012; 46:630-4. [PMID: 22405623 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Autism is a brain developmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, as well as restricted and repetitive behaviors. The neurexin-1(NRXN1) gene mapped on chromosome 2p16.3 encodes neurexin, a cell adhesion molecule and receptor in the vertebrate nervous system. Rare de novo alterations and copy number variations (CNVs) suggested neurexin-1 as a candidate gene for the pathogenesis of autism, but data on the gene mutation of neurexin-1 in Chinese Han population with autism are limited. By direct sequencing, we analyzed the entire coding regions and associated splice junctions of neurexin-1 in 313 Chinese autism patients. For exons in which non-synonymous variants were identified, sequencing was performed in 500 healthy controls. We identified 22 variants in the neurexin-1 coding regions, including 7 missense variants, 3 deletions, and 12 synonymous mutations. Among them, 3 missense and 3 synonymous variants were not reported in the dbSNP database and absent in 500 control subjects; whereas 4 missense variants, 3 deletions and 3 synonymous mutations were not reported in the dbSNP database but were identified in the control subjects. However, there is no significant association of these mutations with autism risk. Interestingly, there was a statistically significant association of neurexin-1 SNP P300P (rs2303298) with risk of autism (26.2% vs. 13.8%; χ(2) = 22.487; p = 3.45E-006; OR = 2.152 (1.559-2.970)). Our data suggest a possible association of neurexin-1 with autism risk in Chinese Han population, warranting further large-scale study on this gene.
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- Yalan Liu
- School of Biological Science and Technology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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He Y, Xun G, Xia K, Hu Z, Lv L, Deng Z, Zhao J. No significant association between RELN polymorphism and autism in case-control and family-based association study in Chinese Han population. Psychiatry Res 2011; 187:462-4. [PMID: 20554015 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2009] [Revised: 03/07/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The present study genotyped four SNPs (rs736707, rs2229864, rs362691, and rs2073559) of the Reelin gene (RELN) in 165 autistic trios, 67 sporadic autistic children and 283 healthy controls with Chinese Han pedigree. Both case-control analysis and transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) found no evidence of significant association. The results do not support previous positive findings and suggest that the four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of RELN are unlikely to be associated with childhood autism in Chinese Han population.
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- Yiqun He
- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139# Renmin Middle Road, Changsha, Hunan, China
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