Sex-dependent role for EPHB2 in brain development and autism-associated behavior
Assali A, Cho JY, Tsvetkov E, Gupta AR, Cowan CW. Sex-dependent role for EPHB2 in brain development and autism-associated behavior. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 46: 2021-2029. PMID: 33649502, PMCID: PMC8429442, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-00986-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayer V pyramidal neuronsAutism spectrum disorderSex-dependent roleAutism-associated behaviorsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderPathophysiology of ASDSex-specific effectsNovo nonsense mutationFemale patientsPyramidal neuronsMotor hyperactivityIntrinsic excitabilityCortical functionRepetitive behaviorsSynaptic plasticityRelated disordersMemory deficitsBrain developmentHypofunctionReceptor tyrosine kinasesMiceHyperactivity disorderIntellectual disabilityDisordersEphB2Parenting Stress and its Associated Components Prior to an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Evaluation
Voliovitch Y, Leventhal JM, Fenick AM, Gupta AR, Feinberg E, Hickey EJ, Shabanova V, Weitzman C. Parenting Stress and its Associated Components Prior to an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Evaluation. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2021, 51: 3432-3442. PMID: 33387245, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04804-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderASD symptom severityParents of childrenChild ASD symptom severityActive-avoidance copingLow-SES parentsAvoidance copingAdaptive functioningParenting stressSpectrum disorderChild factorsParental worrySocial supportSymptom severityRisk of ASDParentsS parentChildrenMultiple regression modelingAssociated componentsCopingFunctioningWorryCross-sectional studyDisorders