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| Title |
The Role of Epigenetic Change in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neurology, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fneur.2015.00107 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yuk Jing Loke, Anthony John Hannan, Jeffrey Mark Craig |
| Abstract |
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by problems with social communication, social interaction, and repetitive or restricted behaviors. ASD are comorbid with other disorders including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, Rett syndrome, and Fragile X syndrome. Neither the genetic nor the environmental components have been characterized well enough to aid diagnosis or treatment of non-syndromic ASD. However, genome-wide association studies have amassed evidence suggesting involvement of hundreds of genes and a variety of associated genetic pathways. Recently, investigators have turned to epigenetics, a prime mediator of environmental effects on genomes and phenotype, to characterize changes in ASD that constitute a molecular level on top of DNA sequence. Though in their infancy, such studies have the potential to increase our understanding of the etiology of ASD and may assist in the development of biomarkers for its prediction, diagnosis, prognosis, and eventually in its prevention and intervention. This review focuses on the first few epigenome-wide association studies of ASD and discusses future directions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 40 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 15% |
| Australia | 4 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 8% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 20 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 31 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 10% |
| Scientists | 4 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 449 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 441 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 85 | 19% |
| Researcher | 65 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 58 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 53 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 31 | 7% |
| Other | 77 | 17% |
| Unknown | 80 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 69 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 65 | 14% |
| Neuroscience | 63 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 57 | 13% |
| Psychology | 37 | 8% |
| Other | 55 | 12% |
| Unknown | 103 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 75. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 August 2023.
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