Abstract
Solid progress has occurred over the last decade in our understanding of the molecular genetic basis of neurodevelopmental disorders, and of schizophrenia and autism in particular. Although the genetic architecture of both disorders is far more complex than previously imagined, many key loci have at last been identified. This has allowed in vivo and in vitro technologies to be refined to model specific high-penetrant genetic loci involved in both disorders. Using the DISC1/NDE1 and CYFIP1/EIF4E loci as exemplars, we explore the opportunities and challenges of using animal models and human-induced pluripotent stem cell technologies to further understand/treat and potentially reverse the worst consequences of these debilitating disorders.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 20170037 |
Journal | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
Volume | 373 |
Issue number | 1742 |
Early online date | 19 Jan 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Mar 2018 |
Bibliographical note
FundingM.J. is funded by a Wellcome Trust Clinical Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, the Sackler Foundation and the RS Macdonald Trust.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the Royal Society for their support of the costs of attending the meeting ‘Of mice and mental health: facilitating dialogue between basic and clinical neuroscientists' convened by Amy Milton and Emily A. Holmes.
Keywords
- Autism
- Mouse and iPSC models
- Schizophrenia