2014
Transcriptome Analysis of the Human Striatum in Tourette Syndrome
Lennington JB, Coppola G, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Fernandez TV, Palejev D, Li Y, Huttner A, Pletikos M, Sestan N, Leckman JF, Vaccarino FM. Transcriptome Analysis of the Human Striatum in Tourette Syndrome. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 79: 372-382. PMID: 25199956, PMCID: PMC4305353, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsGenome-wide association studiesGene coexpression modulesNumber variantsGene network analysisCommon genetic variantsCoexpression modulesUpregulated genesMetabolism modulesImmune-related genesNetwork analysisAssociation studiesDifferential expressionUpregulated modulesGenetic variantsGenesPatient's striatumTS individualsTranscriptomeVariantsMetabolic alterationsSame regionGamma-aminobutyric acidergic interneuronsTranscriptsRNA
2010
Elevated Functional Connectivity Along a Corticostriatal Loop and the Mechanism of Auditory/Verbal Hallucinations in Patients with Schizophrenia
Hoffman RE, Fernandez T, Pittman B, Hampson M. Elevated Functional Connectivity Along a Corticostriatal Loop and the Mechanism of Auditory/Verbal Hallucinations in Patients with Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 69: 407-414. PMID: 21145042, PMCID: PMC3039042, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.09.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsAntipsychotic AgentsCerebral CortexDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleFrontal LobeHallucinationsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeostriatumNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsPutamenSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocioeconomic FactorsTemporal LobeVerbal BehaviorConceptsHealthy control subjectsControl subjectsFunctional connectivityNonhallucinating patientsPatient groupInferior frontal gyrusAuditory/verbal hallucinationsCorticostriatal loopsElevated functional connectivityVerbal hallucinationsFalse discovery rate correctionFunctional magnetic resonancePatientsSubcortical regionsLeft inferior frontal gyrusSeed regionPutamenFrontal gyrusSpeech processing networkFunctional coordinationNeural activitySchizophreniaFC relativeHigh levelsHallucinations