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dc.contributor.authorReilly, Jamie
dc.contributor.authorGallagher, Louise
dc.contributor.authorChen, June L
dc.contributor.authorLeader, Geraldine
dc.contributor.authorShen, Sanbing
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-17T16:33:52Z
dc.date.available2018-12-17T16:33:52Z
dc.date.issued01/01/2017
dc.identifier.issn2040-2392
dc.identifier.pmid28702161
dc.identifier.pmid28702161
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13229-017-0154-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/623954
dc.description.abstractAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders with diverse clinical manifestations and symptoms. In the last 10 years, there have been significant advances in understanding the genetic basis for ASD, critically supported through the establishment of ASD bio-collections and application in research. Here, we summarise a selection of major ASD bio-collections and their associated findings. Collectively, these include mapping ASD candidate genes, assessing the nature and frequency of gene mutations and their association with ASD clinical subgroups, insights into related molecular pathways such as the synapses, chromatin remodelling, transcription and ASD-related brain regions. We also briefly review emerging studies on the use of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to potentially model ASD in culture. These provide deeper insight into ASD progression during development and could generate human cell models for drug screening. Finally, we provide perspectives concerning the utilities of ASD bio-collections and limitations, and highlight considerations in setting up a new bio-collection for ASD research.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiomed Centralen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectAUTISMen_US
dc.subjectNeurodevelopmental Disorderen_US
dc.subject.otherBIO-COLLECTIONSen_US
dc.titleBio-collections in autism research.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.department1 Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, BioMedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway, Ireland. 2 Trinity Translational Medicine Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James Hospital Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. 3 Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062 China. 4 Irish Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research (ICAN), Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.en_US
dc.identifier.journalMolecular Autismen_US
dc.description.fundingNo fundingen_US
dc.description.provinceLeinsteren_US
dc.description.peer-reviewpeer-reviewen_US
dc.source.journaltitleMolecular autism
refterms.dateFOA2018-12-17T16:33:53Z


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