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Meng-Chuan Lai

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Cell-type-specific DNA methylation dynamics in the prenatal and postnatal human cortex

Alice Franklin, Jonathan P. Davies, Nicholas E. Clifton, Georgina E. T. Blake, Rosemary A. Bamford, Emma Walker, Barry A. Chioza, Martyn Frith, Simon Baron‐Cohen, Carrie Allison, Varun Warrier, Alex Tsompanidis, Deep Adhya, Rosie Holt, Joanna Davis, , Covadonga M. Diaz-Caneja

This study identifies cell-type-specific DNA methylation dynamics in the human cortex across development, highlighting prenatal periods as critical for epigenomic plasticity and linking changes to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Cell Genomics · Sep 25, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

Unsupervised data-driven stratification of mentalizing heterogeneity in autism

Michael V. Lombardo, Meng-Chuan Lai, Bonnie Auyeung, Rosemary J. Holt, Carrie Allison, Paula Smith, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Amber N. V. Ruigrok, John Suckling, Edward T. Bullmore, MRC AIMS Consortium, Christine Ecker, Michael C. Craig, Declan G. M. Murphy, Francesca Happe, Simon Baron-Cohen

The paper identifies 5 distinct subgroups within autism spectrum conditions using clustering analysis on cognitive datasets, revealing varying levels of mentalizing impairments.

Scientific Reports · Oct 18, 2016Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition