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Hum Mol Genet ; 30(12): 1160-1171, 2021 06 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33864365

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At least 5% of children present unexpected difficulties in expressing and understanding spoken language. This condition is highly heritable and often co-occurs with other neurodevelopmental disorders such as dyslexia and ADHD. Through an exome sequencing analysis, we identified a rare missense variant (chr16:84405221, GRCh38.p12) in the ATP2C2 gene. ATP2C2 was implicated in language disorders by linkage and association studies, and exactly the same variant was reported previously in a different exome sequencing study for language impairment (LI). We followed up this finding by genotyping the mutation in cohorts selected for LI and comorbid disorders. We found that the variant had a higher frequency in LI cases (1.8%, N = 360) compared with cohorts selected for dyslexia (0.8%, N = 520) and ADHD (0.7%, N = 150), which presented frequencies comparable to reference databases (0.9%, N = 24 046 gnomAD controls). Additionally, we observed that carriers of the rare variant identified from a general population cohort (N = 42, ALSPAC cohort) presented, as a group, lower scores on a range of reading and language-related measures compared to controls (N = 1825; minimum P = 0.002 for non-word reading). ATP2C2 encodes for an ATPase (SPCA2) that transports calcium and manganese ions into the Golgi lumen. Our functional characterization suggested that the rare variant influences the ATPase activity of SPCA2. Thus, our results further support the role of ATP2C2 locus in language-related phenotypes and pinpoint the possible effects of a specific rare variant at molecular level.


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ATPases Transportadoras de Cálcio/genética , Dislexia/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Transtorno Específico de Linguagem/genética , Adenosina Trifosfatases/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Dislexia/patologia , Feminino , Estudos de Associação Genética , Genótipo , Humanos , Masculino , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Linhagem , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Transtorno Específico de Linguagem/epidemiologia , Transtorno Específico de Linguagem/patologia , Sequenciamento do Exoma , Adulto Jovem
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Mol Psychiatry ; 26(7): 3004-3017, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33057169

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Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a learning disorder affecting the ability to read, with a heritability of 40-60%. A notable part of this heritability remains unexplained, and large genetic studies are warranted to identify new susceptibility genes and clarify the genetic bases of dyslexia. We carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 2274 dyslexia cases and 6272 controls, testing associations at the single variant, gene, and pathway level, and estimating heritability using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data. We also calculated polygenic scores (PGSs) based on large-scale GWAS data for different neuropsychiatric disorders and cortical brain measures, educational attainment, and fluid intelligence, testing them for association with dyslexia status in our sample. We observed statistically significant (p < 2.8 × 10-6) enrichment of associations at the gene level, for LOC388780 (20p13; uncharacterized gene), and for VEPH1 (3q25), a gene implicated in brain development. We estimated an SNP-based heritability of 20-25% for DD, and observed significant associations of dyslexia risk with PGSs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (at pT = 0.05 in the training GWAS: OR = 1.23[1.16; 1.30] per standard deviation increase; p = 8 × 10-13), bipolar disorder (1.53[1.44; 1.63]; p = 1 × 10-43), schizophrenia (1.36[1.28; 1.45]; p = 4 × 10-22), psychiatric cross-disorder susceptibility (1.23[1.16; 1.30]; p = 3 × 10-12), cortical thickness of the transverse temporal gyrus (0.90[0.86; 0.96]; p = 5 × 10-4), educational attainment (0.86[0.82; 0.91]; p = 2 × 10-7), and intelligence (0.72[0.68; 0.76]; p = 9 × 10-29). This study suggests an important contribution of common genetic variants to dyslexia risk, and novel genomic overlaps with psychiatric conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and cross-disorder susceptibility. Moreover, it revealed the presence of shared genetic foundations with a neural correlate previously implicated in dyslexia by neuroimaging evidence.


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Dislexia , Herança Multifatorial , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/genética , Dislexia/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/genética
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J Hum Evol ; 146: 102849, 2020 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32721654

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Two new distal manual phalanges from the Middle Stone Age deposits of Klasies River Main Site are described. One (SAM-AP 6387) likely derives from ray II or ray III, whereas the other (SAM-AP 6388) is from the thumb. Both derive from a late adolescent or fully adult individual. They were recovered by H. Deacon from the same stratigraphic unit (submember W or possibly submember R) of the Shell and Sand Member of Cave 1, which places them between 100 and 90 ka. Both are comparatively small elements, and the possibility that they came from the same hand cannot be discounted at this time. These bones add to the meager and all too fragmentary postcranial human fossil sample from the Late Pleistocene of South Africa. These two specimens provide some additional evidence pertaining to the morphological attributes of the distal phalanges of the Middle Stone Age inhabitants of South Africa. Together with the distal pollical phalanx from Die Kelders (SAM-AP 6402), they are relatively small in comparison with homologs from recent human samples as well as Late Pleistocene specimens from Eurasia. Given their small sizes, the distal pollical phalanges from Klasies and Die Kelders are not dissimilar to Holocene Khoesan homologs. As expected, the Klasies elements differ noticeably from Neandertal homologs, especially in the narrowness of their shafts and distal tuberosities.


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Falanges dos Dedos da Mão/anatomia & histologia , Fósseis/anatomia & histologia , Cavernas , Humanos , África do Sul
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J Med Genet ; 56(8): 557-566, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30995994

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BACKGROUND: Rapid automatised naming (RAN) and rapid alternating stimulus (RAS) are reliable predictors of reading disability. The underlying biology of reading disability is poorly understood. However, the high correlation among RAN, RAS and reading could be attributable to shared genetic factors that contribute to common biological mechanisms. OBJECTIVE: To identify shared genetic factors that contribute to RAN and RAS performance using a multivariate approach. METHODS: We conducted a multivariate genome-wide association analysis of RAN Objects, RAN Letters and RAS Letters/Numbers in a sample of 1331 Hispanic American and African-American youth. Follow-up neuroimaging genetic analysis of cortical regions associated with reading ability in an independent sample and epigenetic examination of extant data predicting tissue-specific functionality in the brain were also conducted. RESULTS: Genome-wide significant effects were observed at rs1555839 (p=4.03×10-8) and replicated in an independent sample of 318 children of European ancestry. Epigenetic analysis and chromatin state models of the implicated 70 kb region of 10q23.31 support active transcription of the gene RNLS in the brain, which encodes a catecholamine metabolising protein. Chromatin contact maps of adult hippocampal tissue indicate a potential enhancer-promoter interaction regulating RNLS expression. Neuroimaging genetic analysis in an independent, multiethnic sample (n=690) showed that rs1555839 is associated with structural variation in the right inferior parietal lobule. CONCLUSION: This study provides support for a novel trait locus at chromosome 10q23.31 and proposes a potential gene-brain-behaviour relationship for targeted future functional analysis to understand underlying biological mechanisms for reading disability.


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Negro ou Afro-Americano/genética , Dislexia/genética , Genoma Humano , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Genômica , Hispânico ou Latino/genética , Alelos , Biologia Computacional/métodos , Dislexia/diagnóstico , Epigênese Genética , Feminino , Estudos de Associação Genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla/métodos , Genômica/métodos , Humanos , Desequilíbrio de Ligação , Masculino , Metanálise como Assunto , Neuroimagem , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Característica Quantitativa Herdável
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Genet Med ; 21(4): 948-954, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30245514

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the genetic cause of autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss segregating in a multigenerational family. METHODS: Clinical examination, genome-wide linkage analysis, and exome sequencing were carried out on the family. RESULTS: Affected individuals presented with early-onset progressive mild hearing impairment with a fairly flat, gently downsloping or U-shaped audiogram configuration. Detailed clinical examination excluded any additional symptoms. Linkage analysis detected an interval on chromosome 1p21 with a logarithm of the odds (LOD) score of 8.29: designated locus DFNA37. Exome sequencing identified a novel canonical acceptor splice-site variant c.652-2A>C in the COL11A1 gene within the DFNA37 locus. Genotyping of all 48 family members confirmed segregation of this variant with the deafness phenotype in the extended family. The c.652-2A>C variant is novel, highly conserved, and confirmed in vitro to alter RNA splicing. CONCLUSION: We have identified COL11A1 as the gene responsible for deafness at the DFNA37 locus. Previously, COL11A1 was solely associated with Marshall and Stickler syndromes. This study expands its phenotypic spectrum to include nonsyndromic deafness. The implications of this discovery are valuable in the clinical diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients with COL11A1 pathogenic variants.


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Colágeno Tipo XI/genética , Surdez/genética , Ligação Genética , Isoformas de Proteínas/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Surdez/fisiopatologia , Exoma/genética , Feminino , Genótipo , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Linhagem , Fenótipo , Sequenciamento do Exoma , Adulto Jovem
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Am J Phys Anthropol ; 165 Suppl 65: 104-125, 2018 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29380884

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C. Loring Brace's writings on the concept of race have been among the most influential within anthropology. A review of the development of Brace's perspective on race shows that his philosophical approaches to fossil and modern human variation are consistent and integrated. Brace's views on race are compared with those of Ashley Montagu and Frank Livingstone, who also proposed eliminating "race" from anthropology, and with those of Stanley Garn and Alice Brues, who accepted "racial" subdivisions of humans. Carleton Coon's writings are more divergent; the aftermath of the publication of his Origin of Races highlights significant political tensions of the 1960s that intersected with scientific changes in anthropology emanating from the Evolutionary Synthesis. Recent forensic and "no race" positions are compared to explore their differences and the possibility of reconciliation, and the role of Brace and others in combating proposals of intellectual differences among human groups is discussed. While a spectrum of anthropological opinion regarding race exists, the commonalities are sufficient to allow valuable, united commentary emphasizing the complexity of modern human cultural and biological variation.


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Antropologia Física , Variação Genética , Grupos Raciais , Animais , Hominidae , Humanos
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Hum Genet ; 136(11-12): 1395-1405, 2017 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28866788

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Eleven loci with prior evidence for association with reading and language phenotypes were sequenced in 96 unrelated subjects with significant impairment in reading performance drawn from the Colorado Learning Disability Research Center collection. Out of 148 total individual missense variants identified, the chromosome 7 genes CCDC136 and FLNC contained 19. In addition, a region corresponding to the well-known DYX2 locus for RD contained 74 missense variants. Both allele sets were filtered for a minor allele frequency ≤0.01 and high Polyphen-2 scores. To determine if observations of these alleles are occurring more frequently in our cases than expected by chance in aggregate, counts from our sample were compared to the number of observations in the European subset of the 1000 Genomes Project using Fisher's exact test. Significant P values were achieved for both CCDC136/FLNC (P = 0.0098) and the DYX2 locus (P = 0.012). Taken together, this evidence further supports the influence of these regions on reading performance. These results also support the influence of rare variants in reading disability.


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Dislexia/genética , Filaminas/genética , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Humanos
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J Med Genet ; 53(3): 163-71, 2016 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26660103

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BACKGROUND: Reading disability (RD) and language impairment (LI) are heritable learning disabilities that obstruct acquisition and use of written and spoken language, respectively. We previously reported that two risk haplotypes, each in strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) with an allele of READ1, a polymorphic compound short tandem repeat within intron 2 of risk gene DCDC2, are associated with RD and LI. Additionally, we showed a non-additive genetic interaction between READ1 and KIAHap, a previously reported risk haplotype in risk gene KIAA0319, and that READ1 binds the transcriptional regulator ETV6. OBJECTIVE: To examine the hypothesis that READ1 is a transcriptional regulator of KIAA0319. METHODS: We characterised associations between READ1 alleles and RD and LI in a large European cohort, and also assessed interactions between READ1 and KIAHap and their effect on performance on measures of reading, language and IQ. We also used family-based data to characterise the genetic interaction, and chromatin conformation capture (3C) to investigate the possibility of a physical interaction between READ1 and KIAHap. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: READ1 and KIAHap show interdependence--READ1 risk alleles synergise with KIAHap, whereas READ1 protective alleles act epistatically to negate the effects of KIAHap. The family data suggest that these variants interact in trans genetically, while the 3C results show that a region of DCDC2 containing READ1 interacts physically with the region upstream of KIAA0319. These data support a model in which READ1 regulates KIAA0319 expression through KIAHap and in which the additive effects of READ1 and KIAHap alleles are responsible for the trans genetic interaction.


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Transtornos da Linguagem/genética , Deficiências da Aprendizagem/genética , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Alelos , Epistasia Genética , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Íntrons , Transtornos da Linguagem/fisiopatologia , Deficiências da Aprendizagem/fisiopatologia , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Gravidez , Sequências Reguladoras de Ácido Nucleico , Sequências de Repetição em Tandem
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Perspect Biol Med ; 59(2): 156-171, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37765709

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Despite pronounced changes in genetic knowledge and technology, the post-World War II philosophical stance on "eugenics" has not changed substantially. By the mid-1900s, as classical eugenics became less genetically naive and the medical profession became increasingly oriented toward disease prevention, a reformed eugenics had greater appeal. Eugenics' surviving influence on medical genetics is best seen in the field of genetic counseling, a discipline that serves prospective parents and families at risk of genetic abnormalities, and whose origins reveal close ties to population genetics. This article examines the ideal of nondirective counseling, genetic screening for disease, concerns regarding the quality of children, and the potential to select the sex and other characteristics of future offspring in order to indicate the complexity of ethical issues in modern genetic counseling. Modern "eugenics" is prevention-focused and has, importantly, eschewed outmoded and invidious "racial" distinctions, but these seminal tendencies are evident by the mid-20th century.

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Am J Phys Anthropol ; 171(4): 567-568, 2020 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32031238
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Hum Genet ; 133(7): 869-81, 2014 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24509779

RESUMO

Reading disability (RD) and language impairment (LI) are common neurodevelopmental disorders with moderately strong genetic components and lifelong implications. RD and LI are marked by unexpected difficulty acquiring and processing written and verbal language, respectively, despite adequate opportunity and instruction. RD and LI-and their associated deficits-are complex, multifactorial, and often comorbid. Genetic studies have repeatedly implicated the DYX2 locus, specifically the genes DCDC2 and KIAA0319, in RD, with recent studies suggesting they also influence LI, verbal language, and cognition. Here, we characterize the relationship of the DYX2 locus with RD, LI, and IQ. To accomplish this, we developed a marker panel densely covering the 1.4 Mb DYX2 locus and assessed association with reading, language, and IQ measures in subjects from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. We then replicated associations in three independent, disorder-selected cohorts. As expected, there were associations with known RD risk genes KIAA0319 and DCDC2. In addition, we implicated markers in or near other DYX2 genes, including TDP2, ACOT13, C6orf62, FAM65B, and CMAHP. However, the LD structure of the locus suggests that associations within TDP2, ACOT13, and C6orf62 are capturing a previously reported risk variant in KIAA0319. Our results further substantiate the candidacy of KIAA0319 and DCDC2 as major effector genes in DYX2, while proposing FAM65B and CMAHP as new DYX2 candidate genes. Association of DYX2 with multiple neurobehavioral traits suggests risk variants have functional consequences affecting multiple neurological processes. Future studies should dissect these functional, possibly interactive relationships of DYX2 candidate genes.


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Cromossomos Humanos Par 6/genética , Dislexia/genética , Transtornos da Linguagem/genética , Moléculas de Adesão Celular , Criança , Colorado , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA , Loci Gênicos , Genótipo , Haplótipos , Humanos , Testes de Inteligência , Iowa , Itália , Desequilíbrio de Ligação , Estudos Longitudinais , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Fenótipo , Diester Fosfórico Hidrolases , Proteínas/genética , Pseudogenes , Testes Psicológicos , Leitura , Tioléster Hidrolases/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/genética
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J Comput Chem ; 34(7): 558-65, 2013 Mar 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23108674

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The conventional strain energies for azetidine and phosphetane are determined within the isodesmic, homodesmotic, and hyperhomodesmotic models. Optimum equilibrium geometries, harmonic vibrational frequencies, and corresponding electronic energies and zero-point vibrational energies are computed for all pertinent molecular systems using self-consistent field theory, second-order perturbation theory, and density functional theory and using the correlation consistent basis sets cc-pVDZ, cc-pVTZ, and cc-pVQZ. Single point fourth-order perturbation theory, CCSD, and CCSD(T) calculations using the cc-pVTZ and the cc-pVQZ basis sets are computed using the MP2/cc-pVTZ and MP2/cc-pVQZ optimized geometries, respectively, to ascertain the contribution of higher order correlation effects and to determine if the quadruple-zeta valence basis set is needed when higher order correlation is included. In the density functional theory study, eight different functionals are used including B3LYP, wB97XD, and M06-2X to determine if any functional can yield results similar to those obtained at the CCSD(T) level.


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Azetidinas/química , Compostos de Fósforo/química , Teoria Quântica , Estrutura Molecular
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Nat Genet ; 30(1): 86-91, 2002 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11743577

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Developmental dyslexia is defined as a specific and significant impairment in reading ability that cannot be explained by deficits in intelligence, learning opportunity, motivation or sensory acuity. It is one of the most frequently diagnosed disorders in childhood, representing a major educational and social problem. It is well established that dyslexia is a significantly heritable trait with a neurobiological basis. The etiological mechanisms remain elusive, however, despite being the focus of intensive multidisciplinary research. All attempts to map quantitative-trait loci (QTLs) influencing dyslexia susceptibility have targeted specific chromosomal regions, so that inferences regarding genetic etiology have been made on the basis of very limited information. Here we present the first two complete QTL-based genome-wide scans for this trait, in large samples of families from the United Kingdom and United States. Using single-point analysis, linkage to marker D18S53 was independently identified as being one of the most significant results of the genome in each scan (P< or =0.0004 for single word-reading ability in each family sample). Multipoint analysis gave increased evidence of 18p11.2 linkage for single-word reading, yielding top empirical P values of 0.00001 (UK) and 0.0004 (US). Measures related to phonological and orthographic processing also showed linkage at this locus. We replicated linkage to 18p11.2 in a third independent sample of families (from the UK), in which the strongest evidence came from a phoneme-awareness measure (most significant P value=0.00004). A combined analysis of all UK families confirmed that this newly discovered 18p QTL is probably a general risk factor for dyslexia, influencing several reading-related processes. This is the first report of QTL-based genome-wide scanning for a human cognitive trait.


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Mapeamento Cromossômico/métodos , Cromossomos Humanos Par 18/genética , Dislexia/genética , Característica Quantitativa Herdável , Criança , Cromossomos Humanos Par 6/genética , Doenças em Gêmeos/genética , Feminino , Heterogeneidade Genética , Ligação Genética , Marcadores Genéticos , Genótipo , Humanos , Escore Lod , Masculino , Testes Psicológicos , Reino Unido , Estados Unidos
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Evolution (N Y) ; 16(1): 3, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36945662

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Background: Museum displays commonly use a "VIST" approach (Variation, Inheritance, Selection, and Time) to explain evolution to visitors. I contend that this framework, by focusing narrowly on natural selection, unintentionally reinforces intuitive teleological thinking and a "survival of the fittest" mentality. Exhibits that incorporate all the forces (or mechanisms) of evolution will instead challenge visitors' preconceptions and enable them to develop a deeper understanding of evolution. In particular, visitors will appreciate that evolution is not progressive, with modern humans as the "most evolved" species. Results: Explicit and implicit description of the forces of evolution is surveyed in 12 museums: 4 in Texas, 7 elsewhere in the U.S., and the Natural History Museum in London. Museum exhibits focus primarily on natural selection (explicit in 10 of 12) and often mention mutation (explicit in 7). Only the American Museum of Natural History in New York, in my sample, provides an explicit explanation of genetic drift. Conclusions: Heavy emphasis on natural selection and limited explanation of stochastic forces contributes to an impoverished view of evolution. Exhibits should more effectively convey the complexity of microevolution. Computer simulations showing the interactions of evolutionary forces can accomplish this goal.

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Behav Genet ; 42(4): 509-27, 2012 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22426781

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Inspired by the localization, on 15q21.2 of the CYP19A1 gene in the linkage region of speech and language disorders, and a rare translocation in a dyslexic individual that was brought to our attention, we conducted a series of studies on the properties of CYP19A1 as a candidate gene for dyslexia and related conditions. The aromatase enzyme is a member of the cytochrome P450 super family, and it serves several key functions: it catalyzes the conversion of androgens into estrogens; during early mammalian development it controls the differentiation of specific brain areas (e.g. local estrogen synthesis in the hippocampus regulates synaptic plasticity and axonal growth); it is involved in sexual differentiation of the brain; and in songbirds and teleost fishes, it regulates vocalization. Our results suggest that variations in CYP19A1 are associated with dyslexia as a categorical trait and with quantitative measures of language and speech, such as reading, vocabulary, phonological processing and oral motor skills. Variations near the vicinity of its brain promoter region altered transcription factor binding, suggesting a regulatory role in CYP19A1 expression. CYP19A1 expression in human brain correlated with the expression of dyslexia susceptibility genes such as DYX1C1 and ROBO1. Aromatase-deficient mice displayed increased cortical neuronal density and occasional cortical heterotopias, also observed in Robo1-/- mice and human dyslexic brains, respectively. An aromatase inhibitor reduced dendritic growth in cultured rat neurons. From this broad set of evidence, we propose CYP19A1 as a candidate gene for human cognitive functions implicated in reading, speech and language.


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Aromatase/genética , Encéfalo/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Dislexia/genética , Transtornos da Linguagem/genética , RNA Mensageiro/análise , Distúrbios da Fala/genética , Animais , Aromatase/metabolismo , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/patologia , Estudos de Coortes , Proteínas do Citoesqueleto , Dislexia/metabolismo , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Transtornos da Linguagem/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Locos de Características Quantitativas , Receptores Imunológicos/genética , Receptores Imunológicos/metabolismo , Distúrbios da Fala/metabolismo , Translocação Genética , Proteínas Roundabout
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Nat Genet ; 54(11): 1621-1629, 2022 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36266505

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Reading and writing are crucial life skills but roughly one in ten children are affected by dyslexia, which can persist into adulthood. Family studies of dyslexia suggest heritability up to 70%, yet few convincing genetic markers have been found. Here we performed a genome-wide association study of 51,800 adults self-reporting a dyslexia diagnosis and 1,087,070 controls and identified 42 independent genome-wide significant loci: 15 in genes linked to cognitive ability/educational attainment, and 27 new and potentially more specific to dyslexia. We validated 23 loci (13 new) in independent cohorts of Chinese and European ancestry. Genetic etiology of dyslexia was similar between sexes, and genetic covariance with many traits was found, including ambidexterity, but not neuroanatomical measures of language-related circuitry. Dyslexia polygenic scores explained up to 6% of variance in reading traits, and might in future contribute to earlier identification and remediation of dyslexia.


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Dislexia , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Criança , Adulto , Humanos , Dislexia/genética , Dislexia/psicologia , Leitura , Idioma , Povo Asiático
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Behav Genet ; 41(1): 165-74, 2011 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21207241

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Despite its high heritability, genetic association studies of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have often resulted in somewhat small, inconsistent effects. Refining the ADHD phenotype beyond a dichotomous diagnosis and testing associations with continuous information from the underlying symptom dimensions may result in more consistent genetic findings. This study further examined the association between ADHD and the DRD4, DAT1, and 5HTT genes by testing their association with multivariate phenotypes derived from continuous measures of ADHD symptom severity. DNA was collected in 202 families consisting of at least one ADHD proband and at least one parent or sibling. VNTR polymorphisms of the DRD4 and DAT1 genes were significantly associated with the continuous ADHD phenotype. The association with DRD4 was driven by both inattentive and hyperactive symptoms, while the association with DAT1 was driven primarily by inattentive symptoms. These results use novel methods to build upon important connections between dopamine genes and their final behavioral manifestation as symptoms of ADHD.


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Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/genética , Doenças em Gêmeos/genética , Proteínas da Membrana Plasmática de Transporte de Dopamina/genética , Estudos de Associação Genética , Genótipo , Receptores de Dopamina D4/genética , Proteínas da Membrana Plasmática de Transporte de Serotonina/genética , Transtornos de Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Transtornos de Ansiedade/genética , Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade/diagnóstico , Transtornos de Deficit da Atenção e do Comportamento Disruptivo/diagnóstico , Transtornos de Deficit da Atenção e do Comportamento Disruptivo/genética , Criança , Comorbidade , Transtorno da Conduta/diagnóstico , Transtorno da Conduta/genética , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/diagnóstico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/genética , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Humanos , Masculino , Fenótipo , Transtornos Fóbicos/diagnóstico , Transtornos Fóbicos/genética
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JBI Evid Implement ; 20(1): 10-20, 2021 Nov 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34670955

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INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Dissemination and local adaptation of best practice models of care are often poorly achieved in knowledge translation processes. Understanding and documenting the iterative cycles of improvement can elucidate barriers, enablers and benefits of the process for future adoption and service integration improvements. This project examined the process of local adaptation for a third stage translation of a gestational diabetes dietetic model of care through collaboration with two Queensland (Australia) hospitals. METHODS: Using a hub (research team)-spoke (sites) model, two Queensland Hospital and Health Service Districts were supported to assess and address evidence-practice dietetic model of care gaps in their gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) services. Sites selected demonstrated strong GDM team cohesiveness and project commitment. The project phases were: Consultation; Baseline; Transition; Implementation; and Evaluation. RESULTS: Despite strong site buy-in and use of a previously successful model of care dissemination and adoption strategy, unexpected global, organisational, team and individual barriers prevented successful implementation of the model of care at both sites. Barriers included challenges with ethics and governance requirements for health service research, capacity to influence and engage multidisciplinary teams, staff turnover and coronavirus disease 2019's (COVID-19's) disruption to service delivery. CONCLUSION: This third iteration of the dissemination of a best practice model of nutrition care for GDM in two Queensland Hospital and Health Service Districts did not achieve successful clinical or process outcomes. However, valuable learnings and recommendations regarding future clinical and research health service redesign aligned with best practice are suggested.


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COVID-19 , Diabetes Gestacional , Austrália , Atenção à Saúde , Diabetes Gestacional/terapia , Feminino , Humanos , Gravidez , SARS-CoV-2
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34770149

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Despite prior successful implementation of Taking Texas Tobacco Free (TTTF), an evidence-based tobacco-free workplace program, in local mental health authorities (LMHAs), post-implementation employee attrition necessitated continuing education on tobacco-free policies and tobacco treatment practices. Here, we report on the outcomes of a train-the-trainer program which trained "champions" to deliver tobacco cessation education at their LMHAs. Three LMHAs participated in program implementation via 10 champions, iteratively trained and coached by TTTF. Measures administered evaluated four goals: (1) increase champions' self-efficacy in delivering trainings, (2) achieve program fidelity via TTTF staff evaluation of trainer effectiveness and knowledge increases among attending employees, (3) achieve stakeholder program acceptability, and (4) achieve program adoption via an increase in follow-up trainings. Champions' self-efficacy increased throughout TTTF training. TTTF staff ratings of champion-led trainings met the targeted range for trainer effectiveness; employees had a 28.71% knowledge increase over baseline post-training (p < 0.001). Employees rated champions' training delivery "very good" to "excellent", on average; both champions and employees were, on average, "satisfied" to "extremely satisfied" with the curriculum and training received. There was an increase over baseline in trainings delivered during follow-up, and trainings increased in length and topic coverage. Ultimately, the train-the-trainer program achieved the intended goals, although not all changes were statistically significant, likely at least partially attributable to small sample sizes. Overall, these results suggest that TTTF's train-the-trainer program was successful in its delivery and intention to build capacity for the provision of in-house tobacco education trainings to behavioral health employees/providers. However, further evaluation in additional settings, with more champions, et cetera, is necessary to validate these findings, ensure their replicability, link program implementation with reduced patient tobacco use rates, and assess long-term sustainability.


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Fortalecimento Institucional , Tabagismo , Terapia Comportamental , Pessoal de Saúde , Humanos , Local de Trabalho
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Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop ; 138(6): 795-803, 2010 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21130339

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INTRODUCTION: To make treatments more efficient, orthodontists require a more precise means of estimating tooth eruption. The purpose of this article was to extend the information derived from dental staging techniques by incorporating direct measurements of root lengths for 3 mandibular teeth: the canine and the 2 premolars. METHODS: The full sample consists of 227 panoramic films from 77 female patients and 229 films from 74 male patients treated at a practice in Texas. A subsample of paired preeruption and posteruption films was examined in greater detail (46 subjects for the canine, 42 for the first premolar, and 46 for the second premolar). RESULTS: Canines will most likely have root length ([root length/total tooth length] × 100) of approximately 70% and premolars will have approximately 65% near the time of alveolar eruption. In addition, the walls of the root canal will probably approach a parallel configuration at the time of eruption. CONCLUSIONS: The percentage of root length, along with root canal parallelism, should allow improved prediction of eruption timing.


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Dente Pré-Molar/diagnóstico por imagem , Dente Canino/diagnóstico por imagem , Mandíbula/diagnóstico por imagem , Erupção Dentária , Raiz Dentária/diagnóstico por imagem , Adolescente , Determinação da Idade pelos Dentes , Fatores Etários , Processo Alveolar/diagnóstico por imagem , Criança , Cavidade Pulpar/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Odontometria/métodos , Radiografia Panorâmica , Ápice Dentário/diagnóstico por imagem , Coroa do Dente/diagnóstico por imagem
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