Torres, G.; Mourad, M.; Iqbal, S.; Moses-Fynn, E.; Pandita, A.; Siddhartha, S.S.; Sood, R.A.; Srinivasan, K.; Subbaiah, R.T.; Tiwari, A.; Leheste, J.R. Conceptualizing Epigenetics and the Environmental Landscape of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Genes2023, 14, 1734.
Torres, G.; Mourad, M.; Iqbal, S.; Moses-Fynn, E.; Pandita, A.; Siddhartha, S.S.; Sood, R.A.; Srinivasan, K.; Subbaiah, R.T.; Tiwari, A.; Leheste, J.R. Conceptualizing Epigenetics and the Environmental Landscape of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Genes 2023, 14, 1734.
Torres, G.; Mourad, M.; Iqbal, S.; Moses-Fynn, E.; Pandita, A.; Siddhartha, S.S.; Sood, R.A.; Srinivasan, K.; Subbaiah, R.T.; Tiwari, A.; Leheste, J.R. Conceptualizing Epigenetics and the Environmental Landscape of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Genes2023, 14, 1734.
Torres, G.; Mourad, M.; Iqbal, S.; Moses-Fynn, E.; Pandita, A.; Siddhartha, S.S.; Sood, R.A.; Srinivasan, K.; Subbaiah, R.T.; Tiwari, A.; Leheste, J.R. Conceptualizing Epigenetics and the Environmental Landscape of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Genes 2023, 14, 1734.
Abstract
Complex interactions between gene variants and environmental risk factors underlie the pathophysiological pathways in major psychiatric disorders. Autism Spectrum Disorder is a psychiatric condition in which susceptible alleles along with epigenetic memories contribute to the mutational landscape of the ailing brain. The present work reviews recent evolutionary, molecular, and epigenetic mechanisms potentially linked to the etiology of autism. First, we present a clinical vignette to describe clusters of maladaptive behaviors frequently diagnosed in autistic patients. Next, we microdissect brain regions pertinent to the nosology of autism as well as cell networks from the bilateral body plan. Lastly, we catalog a number of pathogenic environments associated with disease risk factors. This set of perspectives provides emerging insights into the dynamic interplay between epigenetic and environmental variation in the development of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Neurology
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