2020
Leveraging aggression risk gene expression in the developing and adult human brain to guide future precision interventions
Kim A, Rader SL, Fernandez TV, Vandekar SN, Lewis AS. Leveraging aggression risk gene expression in the developing and adult human brain to guide future precision interventions. Molecular Psychiatry 2020, 26: 2680-2682. PMID: 33046832, PMCID: PMC8039055, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00903-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder
Gupta AR, Westphal A, Yang DYJ, Sullivan CAW, Eilbott J, Zaidi S, Voos A, Vander Wyk BC, Ventola P, Waqar Z, Fernandez TV, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Walker MF, Choi M, Schneider A, Hedderly T, Baird G, Friedman H, Cordeaux C, Ristow A, Shic F, Volkmar FR, Pelphrey KA. Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder. Molecular Autism 2017, 8: 19. PMID: 28392909, PMCID: PMC5379515, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-017-0133-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutism Spectrum DisorderBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, XDisease ProgressionDNA Copy Number VariationsExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionHumansIntellectual DisabilityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMaternal InheritanceNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticSeverity of Illness IndexSiblingsTranscription FactorsTranscriptome
2000
Premorbid Speech and Language Impairments in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia: Association With Risk Factors
Nicolson R, Lenane M, Singaracharlu S, Malaspina D, Giedd JN, Hamburger SD, Gochman P, Bedwell J, Thaker GK, Fernandez T, Wudarsky M, Hommer DW, Rapoport JL. Premorbid Speech and Language Impairments in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia: Association With Risk Factors. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 794-800. PMID: 10784474, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.5.794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood-onset schizophreniaRisk factorsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersObstetrical complicationsMotor abnormalitiesDevelopmental impairmentMore obstetrical complicationsSmooth pursuit eye movementsChildhood-onset casesPathophysiology of schizophreniaEye-tracking dysfunctionLanguage-related brain regionsFamilial loading scoresFamilial risk factorsSocial impairmentNeurodevelopmental impairmentPremorbid abnormalitiesSpectrum disorderFamilial loadingPatientsLanguage impairmentBrain regionsSchizophreniaImpairmentAbnormalities
1999
Childhood-onset schizophrenia: progressive brain changes during adolescence
Giedd J, Jeffries N, Blumenthal J, Castellanos FX, Vaituzis A, Fernandez T, Hamburger S, Liu H, Nelson J, Bedwell J, Tran L, Lenane M, Nicolson R, Rapoport J. Childhood-onset schizophrenia: progressive brain changes during adolescence. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 46: 892-898. PMID: 10509172, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00072-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain anomaliesVentricular volumeTotal cerebrumLateral ventricleCOS groupDuration of illnessProgressive brain changesBrain magnetic resonanceStructural brain anomaliesBrain MRI studiesGender-matched controlsMean age 14Age-related changesAdult patientsAdult schizophreniaBrain changesMRI studiesControl groupLarger sample sizeBrain tissueBrain developmentHippocampusProgressionDiagnostic group differencesEarly adulthoodClinical and Neurobiological Correlates of Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
Nicolson R, Giedd JN, Lenane M, Hamburger S, Singaracharlu S, Bedwell J, Fernandez T, Thaker GK, Malaspina D, Rapoport JL. Clinical and Neurobiological Correlates of Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1999, 156: 1575-1579. PMID: 10518169, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.156.10.1575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetBrainBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCerebral VentriclesChildChromosome AberrationsChromosome DeletionDevelopmental DisabilitiesFamilyFemaleHippocampusHumansIntelligence TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyConceptsChildhood-onset schizophreniaCytogenetic abnormalitiesCytogenetic anomaliesEye tracking dysfunctionSubgroup of patientsChromosome 22q11 deletionNeurobiological correlatesRisk factor measuresSchizophrenia spectrum disordersObstetric complicationsGroup of childrenEtiologic contributionPathophysiologic roleChildhood onsetFragile X testingLower performance IQPatientsGreater impairmentAbnormalitiesDevelopmental impairmentEarly onsetChromosomal abnormalitiesSchizophreniaEarly ageImpairment