Following Excitation/Inhibition Ratio Homeostasis from Synapse to EEG in Monogenetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Lisa Geertjens, Torben W. van Voorst, Arianne Bouman, Maaike A. van Boven, Tjitske Kleefstra, Matthijs Verhage, Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen, Nael Nadif Kasri, L. Niels Cornelisse, Hilgo Bruining

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Abstract

Pharmacological options for neurodevelopmental disorders are limited to symptom sup-pressing agents that do not target underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. Studies on specific genetic disorders causing neurodevelopmental disorders have elucidated pathophysiological mechanisms to develop more rational treatments. Here, we present our concerted multi-level strategy ‘BRAINMODEL’, focusing on excitation/inhibition ratio homeostasis across different levels of neuro-scientific interrogation. The aim is to develop personalized treatment strategies by linking iPSC-based models and novel EEG measurements to patient report outcome measures in individual patients. We focus our strategy on chromatin-and SNAREopathies as examples of severe genetic neurodevelop-mental disorders with an unmet need for rational interventions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number390
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalGenes
Volume13
Issue number2
Early online date21 Feb 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Chromatinopathies
  • EEG
  • IPSC-based models
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • SNAREopathies

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