2021
Whole-exome sequencing identifies genes associated with Tourette’s disorder in multiplex families
Cao X, Zhang Y, Abdulkadir M, Deng L, Fernandez TV, Garcia-Delgar B, Hagstrøm J, Hoekstra PJ, King RA, Koesterich J, Kuperman S, Morer A, Nasello C, Plessen KJ, Thackray JK, Zhou L, Dietrich A, Tischfield J, Heiman G, Xing J. Whole-exome sequencing identifies genes associated with Tourette’s disorder in multiplex families. Molecular Psychiatry 2021, 26: 6937-6951. PMID: 33837273, PMCID: PMC8501157, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01094-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCandidate genesProtein-protein interaction networkGene ontology categoriesHigh-throughput sequencingStrong candidate geneCandidate gene expressionFamily member 1Heritable neurodevelopmental disorderIdentifies genesNovel genesOntology categoriesNeurodevelopmental disordersMultiplex familiesInteraction networksPolygenic natureBiological insightsGene expressionFunction predictionWhole-exome sequencingGenesGenetic variantsSegregation patternsGenetic heterogeneitySegregation informationMember 1
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