Search Results - "Heiman, Gary"
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Mutations in THAP1 (DYT6) in early-onset dystonia: a genetic screening study
Published in Lancet neurology (01-05-2009)“…Summary Background Mutations in THAP1 were recently identified as the cause of DYT6 primary dystonia; a founder mutation was detected in Amish–Mennonite…”
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Reproductive male partner testing when the female is identified to be a genetic disease carrier
Published in Prenatal diagnosis (01-01-2021)“…Objective To quantify carrier testing uptake rates for male partners of women found to be a carrier(s) for autosomal recessive conditions and to understand…”
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Polygenic and environmental determinants of tics in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics (01-07-2023)“…Tourette syndrome (TS) is caused by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Yet, little is known about the interplay of these factors in the occurrence of…”
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Clinical and EEG factors associated with antiseizure medication resistance in idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-01-2022)“…Objective We sought to determine which combination of clinical and electroencephalography (EEG) characteristics differentiate between an antiseizure medication…”
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Genetic counseling certificate program: A program evaluation of undergraduate exposure to genetic counseling
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-08-2022)“…Undergraduate genetic counseling exposure can generate interest in a growing field, help students prepare to apply to graduate‐level programs, and introduce…”
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Polygenic Risk Scores Derived From a Tourette Syndrome Genome-wide Association Study Predict Presence of Tics in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Cohort
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (15-02-2019)“…Tourette syndrome (TS) has a well-established genetic background, but its genetic architecture remains largely unknown. The authors investigated the role of…”
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Mood disorders in familial epilepsy: A test of shared etiology
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-02-2018)“…Summary Objective Mood disorders are the most common comorbid conditions in epilepsy, but the cause remains unclear. One possible explanation is a shared…”
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Human mutations in high-confidence Tourette disorder genes affect sensorimotor behavior, reward learning, and striatal dopamine in mice
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-05-2024)“…Tourette disorder (TD) is poorly understood, despite affecting 1/160 children. A lack of animal models possessing construct, face, and predictive validity…”
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Development and validation of a predictive model of drug-resistant genetic generalized epilepsy
Published in Neurology (13-10-2020)“…OBJECTIVETo develop and validate a clinical prediction model for antiepileptic drug (AED)–resistant genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE). METHODWe performed a…”
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L-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome
Published in Nature reviews. Neuroscience (20-05-2010)“…Susceptibility to Tourette's syndrome is known to have a genetic influence. This study, of a nonconsanguineous family in which the father and his eight…”
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Rate of manifesting carriers and other unexpected findings on carrier screening
Published in Prenatal diagnosis (01-01-2023)“…Objectives To ascertain the rate of unexpected findings on carrier screening (CS) and assess whether implications are disclosed to patients. Methods We…”
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Whole-exome sequencing identifies genes associated with Tourette’s disorder in multiplex families
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-11-2021)“…Tourette’s Disorder (TD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that affects about 0.7% of the population and is one of the most heritable NDDs. Nevertheless,…”
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Rare Copy Number Variants in Tourette Syndrome Disrupt Genes in Histaminergic Pathways and Overlap with Autism
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (01-03-2012)“…Background Studies of copy number variation (CNV) have characterized loci and molecular pathways in a range of neuropsychiatric conditions. We analyzed rare…”
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Drug‐resistant epilepsy in adults: Outcome trajectories after failure of two medications
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-07-2016)“…Summary Objective To examine the seizure trajectories of adults with epilepsy developing drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) and to identify the predictors of…”
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Empiric Recurrence Risk Estimates for Chronic Tic Disorders: Implications for Genetic Counseling
Published in Frontiers in neurology (11-08-2020)“…Tourette disorder (TD) and other chronic tic disorders are neurodevelopmental/neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by motor and/or vocal tics. Family…”
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Interrogating the Genetic Determinants of Tourette’s Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders Through Genome-Wide Association Studies
Published in The American journal of psychiatry (01-03-2019)“…Objective:Tourette’s syndrome is polygenic and highly heritable. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) approaches are useful for interrogating the genetic…”
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Common and rare alleles of the serotonin transporter gene, SLC6A4, associated with Tourette's disorder
Published in Movement disorders (01-08-2013)“…ABSTRACT To evaluate the hypothesis that functionally over‐expressing alleles of the serotonin transporter (SERT) gene (solute carrier family 6, member 4,…”
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Targeted Re-Sequencing Approach of Candidate Genes Implicates Rare Potentially Functional Variants in Tourette Syndrome Etiology
Published in Frontiers in neuroscience (21-09-2016)“…Although the genetic basis of Tourette Syndrome (TS) remains unclear, several candidate genes have been implicated. Using a set of 382 TS individuals of…”
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Seizure remission in adults with long-standing intractable epilepsy: An extended follow-up
Published in Epilepsy research (01-02-2011)“…Summary Recent studies have provided much needed data on the probability of seizure remission among adults with chronic intractable epilepsy treated medically…”
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Genetic susceptibility and neurotransmitters in Tourette syndrome
Published in International review of neurobiology (2013)“…Family studies have consistently shown that Tourette syndrome (TS) is a familial disorder and twin studies have clearly indicated a genetic contribution in the…”
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