Neuron-specific signatures in the chromosomal connectome associated with schizophrenia risk

P Rajarajan, T Borrman, W Liao, N Schrode, E Flaherty… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Chromosomal conformations, topologically associated chromatin domains
(TADs) assembling in nested fashion across hundreds of kilobases, and other “three …

Mapping cis-regulatory chromatin contacts in neural cells links neuropsychiatric disorder risk variants to target genes

M Song, X Yang, X Ren, L Maliskova, B Li, IR Jones… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Mutations in gene regulatory elements have been associated with a wide range of complex
neuropsychiatric disorders. However, due to their cell-type specificity and difficulties in …

A genome-wide association study of shared risk across psychiatric disorders implicates gene regulation during fetal neurodevelopment

AJ Schork, H Won, V Appadurai, R Nudel… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
There is mounting evidence that seemingly diverse psychiatric disorders share genetic
etiology, but the biological substrates mediating this overlap are not well characterized. Here …

A structural brain network of genetic vulnerability to psychiatric illness

M Taquet, SM Smith, AK Prohl, JM Peters… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Psychiatry is undergoing a paradigm shift from the acceptance of distinct diagnoses to a
representation of psychiatric illness that crosses diagnostic boundaries. How this transition …

Dissecting autism and schizophrenia through neuroimaging genomics

CA Moreau, A Raznahan, P Bellec, M Chakravarty… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Neuroimaging genomic studies of autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia have mainly
adopted a 'top-down'approach, beginning with the behavioural diagnosis, and moving down …

Synaptic dysfunction in complex psychiatric disorders: from genetics to mechanisms

X Wang, KM Christian, H Song, G Ming - Genome medicine, 2018 - Springer
Editorial summary Breakthroughs on many fronts have provided strong evidence to support
synaptic dysfunction as a causal factor for neuropsychiatric diseases. Genetic studies have …

The psychiatric cell map initiative: a convergent systems biological approach to illuminating key molecular pathways in neuropsychiatric disorders

AJ Willsey, MT Morris, S Wang, HR Willsey, N Sun… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Although gene discovery in neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder,
intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and Tourette disorder, has accelerated …

Common genetic variation influencing human white matter microstructure

B Zhao, T Li, Y Yang, X Wang, T Luo, Y Shan, Z Zhu… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION White matter in the human brain serves a critical role in organizing
distributed neural networks. Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) has enabled the …

The molecular cytoarchitecture of the adult mouse brain

J Langlieb, NS Sachdev, KS Balderrama, NM Nadaf… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The function of the mammalian brain relies upon the specification and spatial positioning of
diversely specialized cell types. Yet, the molecular identities of the cell types and their …

Translating insights from neuropsychiatric genetics and genomics for precision psychiatry

E Rees, MJ Owen - Genome Medicine, 2020 - Springer
The primary aim of precision medicine is to tailor healthcare more closely to the needs of
individual patients. This requires progress in two areas: the development of more precise …