| Title |
Exon resequencing of H3K9 methyltransferase complex genes, EHMT1, EHTM2 and WIZ, in Japanese autism subjects
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| Published in |
Molecular Autism, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/2040-2392-5-49 |
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| Authors |
Shabeesh Balan, Yoshimi Iwayama, Motoko Maekawa, Tomoko Toyota, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Manabu Toyoshima, Chie Shimamoto, Kayoko Esaki, Kazuo Yamada, Yasuhide Iwata, Katsuaki Suzuki, Masayuki Ide, Motonori Ota, Satoshi Fukuchi, Masatsugu Tsujii, Norio Mori, Yoichi Shinkai, Takeo Yoshikawa |
| Abstract |
Histone H3 methylation at lysine 9 (H3K9) is a conserved epigenetic signal, mediating heterochromatin formation by trimethylation, and transcriptional silencing by dimethylation. Defective GLP (Ehmt1) and G9a (Ehmt2) histone lysine methyltransferases, involved in mono and dimethylation of H3K9, confer autistic phenotypes and behavioral abnormalities in animal models. Moreover, EHMT1 loss of function results in Kleefstra syndrome, characterized by severe intellectual disability, developmental delays and psychiatric disorders. We examined the possible role of histone methyltransferases in the etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and suggest that rare functional variants in these genes that regulate H3K9 methylation may be associated with ASD. |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| France | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 7 | 70% |
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| Members of the public | 8 | 80% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
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| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 60 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Researcher | 17 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 16% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 13% |
| Psychology | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 10 | 16% |
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