The etiology of Autism remains evasive. A framework involving the entire set of molecular interactions in a particular cell, gene expression and genome sequencing to identify a protein interaction module with members strongly enriched for autism candidate genes was developed.
Various modules were sequenced to spot the one with autism. 383 genes were sequenced from 25 patients to confirm the involvement of the module in autism, which was subsequently validated using an independent cohort of over 500 patients.
Autism
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder typically characterized by impaired social and communication skills combined with repetitive movements.
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Two topological modules on human protein interaction network showed significant enrichment for autism genes. The topological modules are physical clusters on the network where their member genes intensively interact with each other but sparsely interact with non member genes on the network.
Corpus callosum was affected in patients with autism. Expression of this module was divided with a ubiquitously expressed subcomponent and another subcomponent preferentially expressed in the corpus callosum. This identified mutations in the network center.
![Rett Syndrome]( "Rett Syndrome")
Rett Syndrome is a neurological disorder that affects development. It mostly affects the girl child.
RNA sequencing of the corpus callosum from patients with autism exhibited extensive gene misexpression in the module, and the immunochemical analysis showed that oligodendrocyte cells predominantly populate the human corpus callosum.
Oligodendrocyte cells provide support and insulation to axons in the central nervous system. Analysis of functional genomic data further revealed a significant involvement of this module in the development of oligodendrocyte cells in mouse brain.
The analysis delineates a natural network involved in autism, helps uncover novel candidate genes for this disease and improves understanding of its molecular pathology.
Source: Medindia
Rett Syndrome
Rett Syndrome is a neurological disorder that affects development. It mostly affects the girl child.
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RNA sequencing of the corpus callosum from patients with autism exhibited extensive gene misexpression in the module, and the immunochemical analysis showed that oligodendrocyte cells predominantly populate the human corpus callosum.
Oligodendrocyte cells provide support and insulation to axons in the central nervous system. Analysis of functional genomic data further revealed a significant involvement of this module in the development of oligodendrocyte cells in mouse brain.
The analysis delineates a natural network involved in autism, helps uncover novel candidate genes for this disease and improves understanding of its molecular pathology.
Source: Medindia
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