The genetics of obesity: from discovery to biology

RJF Loos, GSH Yeo - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity has tripled over the past four decades, imposing an enormous
burden on people's health. Polygenic (or common) obesity and rare, severe, early-onset …

The microbiota–gut–brain axis and Alzheimer's disease: neuroinflammation is to blame?

A Megur, D Baltriukienė, V Bukelskienė, A Burokas - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
For years, it has been reported that Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of
dementia. Various external and internal factors may contribute to the early onset of AD. This …

Genome-wide meta-analysis of insomnia prioritizes genes associated with metabolic and psychiatric pathways

K Watanabe, PR Jansen, JE Savage, P Nandakumar… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Insomnia is a heritable, highly prevalent sleep disorder for which no sufficient treatment
currently exists. Previous genome-wide association studies with up to 1.3 million subjects …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using mice and zebrafish

G Dougnon, H Matsui - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are two
debilitating neurodevelopmental disorders. The former is associated with social impairments …

Genomic analysis of 116 autism families strengthens known risk genes and highlights promising candidates

M Viggiano, F Ceroni, P Visconti, A Posar… - NPJ Genomic …, 2024 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition with a strong
genetic component in which rare variants contribute significantly to risk. We performed …

Negr1 controls adult hippocampal neurogenesis and affective behaviors

K Noh, H Lee, TY Choi, Y Joo, SJ Kim, H Kim… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Recent genome-wide association studies on major depressive disorder have implicated
neuronal growth regulator 1 (Negr1), a GPI-anchored cell adhesion molecule in the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of IgLON cell adhesion molecules in neurodegenerative diseases

M Salluzzo, C Vianello, S Abdullatef, R Rimondini… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the brain, cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are critical for neurite outgrowth, axonal
fasciculation, neuronal survival and migration, and synapse formation and maintenance …

Phenotypic insights into anti-IgLON5 disease in IgLON5-deficient mice

SY Lee, H Shoji, A Shimozawa, H Aoyagi… - Neurology …, 2024 - neurology.org
Background and Objectives Anti-IgLON5 disease is an autoimmune neurodegenerative
disorder characterized by various phenotypes, notably sleep and movement disorders and …

Structural and biochemical alterations in dendritic spines as key mechanisms for severe mental illnesses

S Reyes-Lizaola, U Luna-Zarate… - Progress in Neuro …, 2024 - Elsevier
Severe mental illnesses (SMI) collectively affect approximately 20% of the global population,
as estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite having diverse etiologies …

Epigenetic alterations in patients with anorexia nervosa—a systematic review

L Käver, A Hinney, LS Rajcsanyi, HB Maier… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex metabolic and psychological disorder that is influenced
by both heritable genetic components and environmental factors. Exposure to various …