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Synergistic effects of common schizophrenia risk variants
Schrode N, Ho SM, Yamamuro K, Dobbyn A, Huckins L, Matos MR, Cheng E, Deans PJM, Flaherty E, Barretto N, Topol A, Alganem K, Abadali S, Gregory J, Hoelzli E, Phatnani H, Singh V, Girish D, Aronow B, Mccullumsmith R, Hoffman GE, Stahl EA, Morishita H, Sklar P, Brennand KJ. Synergistic effects of common schizophrenia risk variants. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 1475-1485. PMID: 31548722, PMCID: PMC6778520, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0497-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChloride ChannelsCRISPR-Cas SystemsFemaleFurinGene EditingGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleMonomeric Clathrin Assembly ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociSchizophreniaSNARE ProteinsConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociComplex genetic disorderEQTL genesCommon variantsQuantitative trait lociRisk variantsGene expression differencesPsychiatric disease riskCommon risk variantsPluripotent stem cellsSchizophrenia risk variantsGenetic disordersTrait lociGene perturbationsGenetic approachesExpression differencesGene editingStem cellsGeneralizable phenomenonSynaptic functionGenesVariantsCRISPRLociSpecific effects
2018
New considerations for hiPSC-based models of neuropsychiatric disorders
Hoffman GE, Schrode N, Flaherty E, Brennand KJ. New considerations for hiPSC-based models of neuropsychiatric disorders. Molecular Psychiatry 2018, 24: 49-66. PMID: 29483625, PMCID: PMC6109625, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0029-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsCell type compositionComplex genetic diseasesPluripotent stem cellsComplex genetic disorderField of geneticsCell biologistsBiological convergenceLevel phenotypesAdvanced geneticsCRISPR technologyHuman diseasesPsychiatric genomicsGenetic diseasesStem cellsNeural cellsCommon variantsGeneticsGenetic disordersBiological considerationsCritical insightsCellsGenomicsRecent advancesBiologists
2017
Transcriptional signatures of schizophrenia in hiPSC-derived NPCs and neurons are concordant with post-mortem adult brains
Hoffman GE, Hartley BJ, Flaherty E, Ladran I, Gochman P, Ruderfer DM, Stahl EA, Rapoport J, Sklar P, Brennand KJ. Transcriptional signatures of schizophrenia in hiPSC-derived NPCs and neurons are concordant with post-mortem adult brains. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 2225. PMID: 29263384, PMCID: PMC5738408, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02330-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntigens, SurfaceAutopsyBrainCase-Control StudiesChildDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLinear ModelsMaleNanog Homeobox ProteinNestinNeural Stem CellsNeuronsOctamer Transcription Factor-3ProteoglycansRNA, MessengerSchizophreniaSequence Analysis, RNASOXB1 Transcription FactorsStage-Specific Embryonic AntigensSynapsinsTranscriptomeYoung Adult