2024
FROM THE BENCH TO THE BEDSIDE: EMERGING MECHANISMS IN ASD
Manoli D, Hoffman E, State M. FROM THE BENCH TO THE BEDSIDE: EMERGING MECHANISMS IN ASD. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s333. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReview: Child Psychiatry in the Era of Genomics: The Promise of Translational Genetics Research for the Clinic
Fitzpatrick S, Antony I, Nurmi E, Fernandez T, Chung W, Brownstein C, Gonzalez-Heydrich J, Gur R, Merner A, Lázaro-Muñoz G, State M, Simon K, Hoffman E. Review: Child Psychiatry in the Era of Genomics: The Promise of Translational Genetics Research for the Clinic. JAACAP Open 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic testingHigh-confidence risk genesPsychiatric geneticsApproaches to gene discoveryGenetic researchTranslational genetic researchClinical genetic testingEra of genomicsWhole-exome sequencingChild psychiatric disordersGenetic architectureGene discoveryClinical evaluationPharmacogenetic testingExome sequencingRisk genesGenetic underpinningsGenetic findingsEarly-onset psychosisPsychiatric disordersGenetic conceptsGeneticsLack of familiarityClinical practiceObsessive-compulsive disorder
2023
Brain Registration and Evaluation for Zebrafish (BREEZE)-mapping: A pipeline for whole-brain structural and activity analyses
Jin D, Neelakantan U, Lacadie C, Chen T, Rooney B, Liu Y, Wu W, Wang Z, Papademetris X, Hoffman E. Brain Registration and Evaluation for Zebrafish (BREEZE)-mapping: A pipeline for whole-brain structural and activity analyses. STAR Protocols 2023, 4: 102647. PMID: 37897734, PMCID: PMC10641303, DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary complex motor stereotypies are associated with de novo damaging DNA coding mutations that identify KDM5B as a risk gene
Fernandez T, Williams Z, Kline T, Rajendran S, Augustine F, Wright N, Sullivan C, Olfson E, Abdallah S, Liu W, Hoffman E, Gupta A, Singer H. Primary complex motor stereotypies are associated with de novo damaging DNA coding mutations that identify KDM5B as a risk gene. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0291978. PMID: 37788244, PMCID: PMC10547198, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk genesDe novo damaging variantsGene expression patternsWhole-exome DNA sequencingMid-fetal developmentAdditional risk genesHigh-confidence risk genesParent-child triosGene OntologyCell signalingExpression patternsCalcium ion transportFunctional convergenceCell cycleDamaging variantsGenesDNA sequencingDe novoASD probandsGenetic etiologyBiological mechanismsSequencingDNANetwork analysisIon transportFrom Bench to Bedside: Neural, Molecular, and Genetic Mechanisms Contributing to ASD
Hoffman E, Manoli D, State M. From Bench to Bedside: Neural, Molecular, and Genetic Mechanisms Contributing to ASD. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: s399-s400. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.07.898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-throughput functional analysis of autism genes in zebrafish identifies convergence in dopaminergic and neuroimmune pathways
Mendes H, Neelakantan U, Liu Y, Fitzpatrick S, Chen T, Wu W, Pruitt A, Jin D, Jamadagni P, Carlson M, Lacadie C, Enriquez K, Li N, Zhao D, Ijaz S, Sakai C, Szi C, Rooney B, Ghosh M, Nwabudike I, Gorodezky A, Chowdhury S, Zaheer M, McLaughlin S, Fernandez J, Wu J, Eilbott J, Vander Wyk B, Rihel J, Papademetris X, Wang Z, Hoffman E. High-throughput functional analysis of autism genes in zebrafish identifies convergence in dopaminergic and neuroimmune pathways. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112243. PMID: 36933215, PMCID: PMC10277173, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene lossFunctional analysisHigh-throughput functional analysisZebrafish mutantsGene discoverySelect mutantsASD genesAutism genesKey pathwaysASD biologyBrain size differencesMutantsGenesSize differencesPathwayGlobal increaseRelevant mechanismsBiologyCentral challengeNeuroimmune dysfunctionRegionFunctionDiscoveryAutism spectrum disorder
2021
Signaling Pathways and Sex Differential Processes in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Enriquez KD, Gupta AR, Hoffman EJ. Signaling Pathways and Sex Differential Processes in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 716673. PMID: 34690830, PMCID: PMC8531220, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.716673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASD genetic studiesBiological pathwaysGenetic studiesRisk gene discoveryCellular pathways downstreamASD risk genesWhole-exome sequencing studiesCommon biological pathwaysGene discoveryPathways downstreamGene expressionSequencing studiesRisk genesMale biasPathwayGenesNeuronal communicationCommon pathwayPotential roleFemale protective effectNeurodevelopmental disordersRecent analysisTranscriptomicsGenomicsRecent investigationsPTEN mutations in autism spectrum disorder and congenital hydrocephalus: developmental pleiotropy and therapeutic targets
DeSpenza T, Carlson M, Panchagnula S, Robert S, Duy PQ, Mermin-Bunnell N, Reeves BC, Kundishora A, Elsamadicy AA, Smith H, Ocken J, Alper SL, Jin SC, Hoffman EJ, Kahle KT. PTEN mutations in autism spectrum disorder and congenital hydrocephalus: developmental pleiotropy and therapeutic targets. Trends In Neurosciences 2021, 44: 961-976. PMID: 34625286, PMCID: PMC8692171, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2021.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental pleiotropyPTEN-PI3KMTOR pathwayMolecular pathophysiologyPTEN mutationsMolecular similarityTherapeutic targetCommon underlying mechanismNeurodevelopmental disordersUnderlying mechanismTherapeutic promisePleiotropyBiologyPhenotypicMutationsLimited understandingPathwayCommon neurodevelopmental disorderAutism spectrum disorderSimilarityTargetChromosomal Abnormalities
Hoffman E. Chromosomal Abnormalities. 2021, 950-953. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1319.ChaptersZebrafish Models
Sakai C, Hoffman E. Zebrafish Models. 2021, 5247-5252. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_102152.ChaptersCHARGE Syndrome
Hoffman E. CHARGE Syndrome. 2021, 869-870. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1318.ChaptersModifier Genes and Autism Susceptibility
Hoffman E, Johnson K. Modifier Genes and Autism Susceptibility. 2021, 2948-2951. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1330.ChaptersSex Chromosomes
Hoffman E. Sex Chromosomes. 2021, 4312-4313. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1337.ChaptersA simple and effective F0 knockout method for rapid screening of behaviour and other complex phenotypes
Kroll F, Powell GT, Ghosh M, Gestri G, Antinucci P, Hearn TJ, Tunbak H, Lim S, Dennis HW, Fernandez JM, Whitmore D, Dreosti E, Wilson SW, Hoffman EJ, Rihel J. A simple and effective F0 knockout method for rapid screening of behaviour and other complex phenotypes. ELife 2021, 10: e59683. PMID: 33416493, PMCID: PMC7793621, DOI: 10.7554/elife.59683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnockout methodComplex mutant phenotypesLarge genetic screenRapid genetic screeningGenetic screenMutant phenotypeEffective CRISPRBiallelic knockoutMolecular rhythmsHuman genesInjected embryosCircadian clockLarval zebrafishBehavioral phenotypesMultiple genesComplex phenotypesCurrent CRISPRTriple knockoutAttractive modelGenesGenetic contributionZebrafishPhenotypeKnockoutCRISPR
2020
Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus
Jin SC, Dong W, Kundishora AJ, Panchagnula S, Moreno-De-Luca A, Furey CG, Allocco AA, Walker RL, Nelson-Williams C, Smith H, Dunbar A, Conine S, Lu Q, Zeng X, Sierant MC, Knight JR, Sullivan W, Duy PQ, DeSpenza T, Reeves BC, Karimy JK, Marlier A, Castaldi C, Tikhonova IR, Li B, Peña HP, Broach JR, Kabachelor EM, Ssenyonga P, Hehnly C, Ge L, Keren B, Timberlake AT, Goto J, Mangano FT, Johnston JM, Butler WE, Warf BC, Smith ER, Schiff SJ, Limbrick DD, Heuer G, Jackson EM, Iskandar BJ, Mane S, Haider S, Guclu B, Bayri Y, Sahin Y, Duncan CC, Apuzzo MLJ, DiLuna ML, Hoffman EJ, Sestan N, Ment LR, Alper SL, Bilguvar K, Geschwind DH, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus. Nature Medicine 2020, 26: 1754-1765. PMID: 33077954, PMCID: PMC7871900, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-1090-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusPoor neurodevelopmental outcomesPost-surgical patientsCerebrospinal fluid accumulationNeural stem cell biologyGenetic disruptionWhole-exome sequencingPrimary pathomechanismEarly brain developmentNeurodevelopmental outcomesHigh morbidityCSF diversionMutation burdenFluid accumulationBrain ventriclesCH casesBrain developmentDe novo mutationsPatientsExome sequencingCSF dynamicsDisease mechanismsHydrocephalusNovo mutationsCell typesChapter 26 Modeling autism spectrum disorders in zebrafish
Dreosti E, Hoffman E, Rihel J. Chapter 26 Modeling autism spectrum disorders in zebrafish. 2020, 451-480. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-817528-6.00026-7.ChaptersZebrafish modelGenetics of ASDGenome-wide association studiesHundreds of genesNervous system formComplex behavioral repertoireHuman neurodevelopmental disordersWhole-genome sequencingExcellent systemGenetic informationGenome sequencingAssociation studiesGenerate mutationsZebrafishUnique human traitsHuman traitsHuman biologyNeurodevelopmental disordersASD biologyGenetic alterationsRapid discoveryGenesBiologyBehavioral repertoireNeuronal processes