2024
Rare de novo damaging DNA variants are enriched in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and implicate risk genes
Olfson E, Farhat L, Liu W, Vitulano L, Zai G, Lima M, Parent J, Polanczyk G, Cappi C, Kennedy J, Fernandez T. Rare de novo damaging DNA variants are enriched in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and implicate risk genes. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5870. PMID: 38997333, PMCID: PMC11245598, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50247-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA sequencesRisk genesHigh-confidence risk genesWhole-exome DNA sequencingSequencing of familiesIdentified de novoLysine demethylase 5BDNA variantsTrio cohortBiological pathwaysGenesSequencing cohortGenetic factorsChildhood neurodevelopmental disordersAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSequenceVariantsADHD riskNeurodevelopmental disordersKDM5BDNAMutationsFamilyLysineDiscovery
2022
Whole‐exome DNA sequencing in childhood anxiety disorders identifies rare de novo damaging coding variants
Olfson E, Lebowitz ER, Hommel G, Pashankar N, Silverman WK, Fernandez TV. Whole‐exome DNA sequencing in childhood anxiety disorders identifies rare de novo damaging coding variants. Depression And Anxiety 2022, 39: 474-484. PMID: 35312124, PMCID: PMC9246845, DOI: 10.1002/da.23251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome DNA sequencingRisk genesDNA sequencingCanonical biological pathwaysMissense genetic variantsNovo variantsGenetic variant detectionParent-child triosGenomic approachesDe novo variantsLikely geneBiologic pathwaysDeleterious variantsBiological pathwaysDamaging variantsGenesGenetic variantsPathwayVariant detectionSequencingNetwork analysisGenetic factorsUnderlying biologyVariantsEnrichmentThe genetic basis of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Abdallah S, Realbuto E, Kaka M, Yang K, Topaloudi A, Paschou P, Scharf J, Fernandez T. The genetic basis of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. International Review Of Movement Disorders 2022, 4: 3-38. DOI: 10.1016/bs.irmvd.2022.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsGenome-wide association studiesGenetic architectureCell type-specific gene expressionAssociation studiesComplex genetic architectureSingle causative geneFull genetic architectureSpecific gene expressionCandidate gene association studiesComprehensive genomic studiesCommon variant effectsPleiotropic gene effectsCommon genetic variantsGene association studiesEpigenetic marksGene regulationIndividual genesGenomic studiesLarge-scale approachGenetic basisGene expressionWhole-exome sequencing analysisBiological processesBiological pathwaysMendelian inheritance
2018
Genetic Insights Into ADHD Biology
Hayman V, Fernandez TV. Genetic Insights Into ADHD Biology. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2018, 9: 251. PMID: 29930523, PMCID: PMC5999780, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide sequencing effortsInteractive gene networksGene discoverySequencing effortsGene networksCandidate genesGenetic insightsExpression patternsBiological pathwaysGenesBiological networksGenetic contributionBiologyPathwayImportant insightsNominal statistical significanceEnrichmentGeneticsBiological underpinningsSynthaseNitric oxide synthaseNeurobiological disorderInsightsHuman developmentExpression
2016
Whole-exome sequencing in obsessive-compulsive disorder identifies rare mutations in immunological and neurodevelopmental pathways
Cappi C, Brentani H, Lima L, Sanders SJ, Zai G, Diniz BJ, Reis VN, Hounie AG, Conceição do Rosário M, Mariani D, Requena GL, Puga R, Souza-Duran FL, Shavitt RG, Pauls DL, Miguel EC, Fernandez TV. Whole-exome sequencing in obsessive-compulsive disorder identifies rare mutations in immunological and neurodevelopmental pathways. Translational Psychiatry 2016, 6: e764-e764. PMID: 27023170, PMCID: PMC4872454, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide variantsPPI networkPathway analysisProtein-protein interaction networkGenome-wide association studiesNovo single nucleotide variantsParticular biological pathwaysRare genetic variationDisease gene prioritizationDirect molecular interactionWhole-exome sequencing studiesGene discoveryNetwork genesSpecific risk genesNetwork enrichmentGenetic variationInteraction networksGene prioritizationCandidate genesAssociation studiesBiological pathwaysSequencing platformsSequencing studiesWhole-exome sequencingGenes
2015
Genetics of Tourette Syndrome
Lennington J, Coppola G, Fernandez T. Genetics of Tourette Syndrome. 2015, 169-189. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17223-1_9.ChaptersGene networksBiological pathwaysGenetic variantsStructural genetic variantsTranscriptomic variationReplication of associationBioinformatics analysisRecent profilingSubstantial genetic contributionMultiple genesCandidate genesGene expressionComplex neuropsychiatric disorderGenesGenetic contributionRare mutationsGenetic etiologyStructural variationsPathwayRare sequencesEnvironmental factorsNeuropsychiatric disordersDevelopmental neuropsychiatric disordersTS casesGenetics
2014
The inheritance of Tourette Disorder: A review
Pauls DL, Fernandez TV, Mathews CA, State MW, Scharf JM. The inheritance of Tourette Disorder: A review. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2014, 3: 380-385. PMID: 25506544, PMCID: PMC4260404, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2014.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsGenetic variationGenome-wide associationGenetic mechanismsBiological pathwaysCausative genesCase-control sampleNumber variantsCommon variantsMultigenerational familiesGenetic factorsRecent studiesFamilyBroad spectrumGenesVariantsFamilial clusteringInheritanceNeuropsychiatric disordersNumerous studiesPathwayVariationGeorges Gilles deCytogenetic abnormalitiesNuclear families