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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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15-06-2022 | Original Paper

Layer-Specific Changes in the Prefrontal Glia/Neuron Ratio Characterizes Patches of Gene Expression Disorganization in Children with Autism

Auteurs: Livia Nascimento Rabelo, José Pablo Gonçalves Queiroz, Carla Cristina Miranda Castro, Sayonara Pereira Silva, Laura Damasceno Campos, Larissa Camila Silva, Ezequiel Batista Nascimento, Veronica Martínez-Cerdeño, Felipe Porto Fiuza

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2023

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is manifested by abnormal cell numbers and patches of gene expression disruption in higher-order brain regions. Here, we investigated whether layer-specific changes in glia/neuron ratios (GNR) characterize patches in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DL-PFC) of children with ASD. We analyzed high-resolution digital images of postmortem human brains from 11 ASD and 11 non-ASD children obtained from the Autism Study of the Allen Human Brain Atlas. We found the GNR is overall reduced in the ASD DL-PFC. Moreover, layers II-III belonging to patches presented a lower GNR in comparison with layers V-VI. We here provide a new insight into how brain cells are arranged within patches that contributes to elucidate how neurodevelopmental programs are altered in ASD.

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Titel: Layer-Specific Changes in the Prefrontal Glia/Neuron Ratio Characterizes Patches of Gene Expression Disorganization in Children with Autism
Auteurs: Livia Nascimento Rabelo
José Pablo Gonçalves Queiroz
Carla Cristina Miranda Castro
Sayonara Pereira Silva
Laura Damasceno Campos
Larissa Camila Silva
Ezequiel Batista Nascimento
Veronica Martínez-Cerdeño
Felipe Porto Fiuza
Publicatiedatum: 15-06-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2023
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05626-8

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