Olga Penagarikano

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A Short Biography:

Dr. Penagarikano's work includes anatomical, physiological and behavioral studies to study the neuronal circuits that lead to abnormal behavior with the purpose identifying drug targets for treatment of ASD.
Work Titles
UCLA Assistant Researcher, Neurology

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Email Address:

openaga@ucla.edu


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A selected list of publications:

Peñagarikano Olga, Lázaro María T, Lu Xiao-Hong, Gordon Aaron, Dong Hongmei, Lam Hoa A, Peles Elior, Maidment Nigel T, Murphy Niall P, Yang X William, Golshani Peyman, Geschwind Daniel H   Exogenous and evoked oxytocin restores social behavior in the Cntnap2 mouse model of autism Science translational medicine, 2015; 7(271): 271ra8.
Chen Jason A, Peñagarikano Olga, Belgard T Grant, Swarup Vivek, Geschwind Daniel H   The emerging picture of autism spectrum disorder: genetics and pathology Annual review of pathology, 2015; 10(271): 111-44.
Peñagarikano Olga, Geschwind Daniel H   What does CNTNAP2 reveal about autism spectrum disorder? Trends in molecular medicine, 2012; 18(3): 156-63.
Peñagarikano Olga, Abrahams Brett S, Herman Edward I, Winden Kellen D, Gdalyahu Amos, Dong Hongmei, Sonnenblick Lisa I, Gruver Robin, Almajano Joel, Bragin Anatol, Golshani Peyman, Trachtenberg Joshua T, Peles Elior, Geschwind Daniel H   Absence of CNTNAP2 leads to epilepsy, neuronal migration abnormalities, and core autism-related deficits Cell, 2011; 147(1): 235-46.
Penagarikano Olga, Mulle Jennifer G, Warren Stephen T   The pathophysiology of fragile x syndrome Annual review of genomics and human genetics, 2007; 8(1): 109-29.
Peñagarikano Olga, Gil Alberto, Télez Mercedes, Ortega Begoña, Flores Piedad, Veiga Isabel, Peixoto Ana, Criado Begoña, Arrieta Isabel   A new insight into fragile X syndrome among Basque population American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2004; 128A(3): 250-5.
Arrieta Isabel, Martínez Begoña, Criado Begoña, Télez Mercedes, Ortega Begoña, Peñagarikano Olga, Lostao Carlos M   Dermatoglyphic variation in Spanish Basque populations Human biology, 2003; 75(2): 265-91.

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