2022
Epigenetic Epidemiology of Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Wang S, Jiang Y. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2022, 405-426. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94475-9_17.ChaptersEpigenome-wide association studiesAbnormal DNA methylationDNA methylationHistone modificationsTissue-specific patternsNeurodevelopmental disordersEpigenetic regulationEpigenetic epidemiologyEmbryonic developmentEpigenetic dysregulationGenetic lociEpigenetic reprogramingAssociation studiesMethylationRecent technical advancesEnvironmental factorsRegion analysisEpimutationsReprogramingEtiology of NDDIntellectual disabilityLociTechnical advancesAllelesRegulation
2019
DNA Methylation and Susceptibility to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tremblay MW, Jiang YH. DNA Methylation and Susceptibility to Autism Spectrum Disorder. Annual Review Of Medicine 2019, 70: 151-166. PMID: 30691368, PMCID: PMC6597259, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-120417-091431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationAbnormal DNA methylationDNA methylation reprogrammingGenome-wide changesMethylation-dependent regulationMethylation reprogrammingEpigenetic machineryNext-generation sequencingEmbryonic developmentMolecular basisDNA modificationsMethylationASD etiologyGenetic mutationsAttractive hypothesisRecent advancesReprogrammingEpimutationsTranscriptionASD casesMultiple levelsMachinerySequencingTechnical advancesMutations
2013
Epigenetic dysregulation of SHANK3 in brain tissues from individuals with autism spectrum disorders
Zhu L, Wang X, Li XL, Towers A, Cao X, Wang P, Bowman R, Yang H, Goldstein J, Li YJ, Jiang YH. Epigenetic dysregulation of SHANK3 in brain tissues from individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 23: 1563-1578. PMID: 24186872, PMCID: PMC3929093, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative splicingMolecular basisDNA methylation inhibitorDNA methylation profilingOverall DNA methylationRole of genesIsoform-specific expressionIntragenic promotersEpigenetic modificationsMRNA splice variantsDNA methylationCpG islandsMethylation inhibitorMethylation patternsEpigenetic dysregulationMethylation profilingEpigenetic causesCGIs 4Expression of SHANK3CGI-2Etiology of ASDSplice variantsMethylationCultured cellsAltered expression
2004
A mixed epigenetic/genetic model for oligogenic inheritance of autism with a limited role for UBE3A
Jiang Y, Sahoo T, Michaelis RC, Bercovich D, Bressler J, Kashork CD, Liu Q, Shaffer LG, Schroer RJ, Stockton DW, Spielman RS, Stevenson RE, Beaudet AL. A mixed epigenetic/genetic model for oligogenic inheritance of autism with a limited role for UBE3A. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2004, 131A: 1-10. PMID: 15389703, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAutistic DisorderBlotting, SouthernBlotting, WesternBrainChromosome AberrationsChromosomes, Human, Pair 15Deoxyribonuclease BamHIDeoxyribonuclease HpaIIDNADNA MethylationFemaleGene DuplicationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleModels, GeneticMutationPedigreeUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsOligogenic inheritanceComplex disease traitsGenome-wide studiesAbnormal DNA methylationE6-AP proteinDe novoGenetic modelsRole of UBE3AUbiquitin ligaseDNA methylationEpigenetic abnormalitiesDisease traitsAutism brainPaternal duplicationChromosome 15qUBE3AGenetic contributionRegion downstreamGenesOligogenic modelInheritanceProteinNovoLigaseBrain samples