2022
Using Stem Cell Models to Explore the Genetics Underlying Psychiatric Disorders: Linking Risk Variants, Genes, and Biology in Brain Disease
Brennand K. Using Stem Cell Models to Explore the Genetics Underlying Psychiatric Disorders: Linking Risk Variants, Genes, and Biology in Brain Disease. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 179: 322-328. PMID: 35491564, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20220235.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsRisk variantsFunctional genomic studiesCell typesDiverse cell typesPatient-specific variantsStem cell modelGenomic studiesSignificant lociStem cell-based approachesGenetic studiesExciting questionsCell-based approachesEngineering strategiesGenetic profileNovel therapeutic interventionsCell modelPluripotent stem cell-based approachesVariantsComplex interplayGenetic riskCRISPRGenesLociBiologyTherapeutic interventions
2019
Examining the relationship between astrocyte dysfunction and neurodegeneration in ALS using hiPSCs
Halpern M, Brennand KJ, Gregory J. Examining the relationship between astrocyte dysfunction and neurodegeneration in ALS using hiPSCs. Neurobiology Of Disease 2019, 132: 104562. PMID: 31381978, PMCID: PMC6834907, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAstrocyte dysfunctionNeurodegenerative diseasesRole of astrocytesNon-cell autonomous mechanismsFatal neurodegenerative diseaseRisk-associated genesAstrocytic dysfunctionNeural cell typesAstrocyte functionDisease onsetDisease progressionMotor neuronsLateral sclerosisTherapeutic interventionsDysfunctionDisease initiationGenetic factorsPotential targetProgressionAutonomous mechanismsDiseaseStem cellsNeurodegenerationCell types