Objective We sought to assess whether genetic risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) can
explain cardioembolic stroke risk. Methods We evaluated genetic correlations between a …

Abstract Recent Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have provided evidence for the
involvement of a number of genetic variants in schizophrenia (SCZ). The objective of the …

A primary goal of psychiatry is to better understand the pathways that link genetic risk to
psychiatric symptoms. Here, we tested association of diagnosis and endophenotypes with …

Abstract Background and Hypothesis Facial Emotion Recognition is a key domain of social
cognition associated with psychotic disorders as a candidate intermediate phenotype. In this …

Aims Gene x environment (G× E) interactions, ie genetic modulation of the sensitivity to
environmental factors and/or environmental control of the gene expression, have not been …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric illness with a highly polygenic
architecture without large effect-size common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) …

Background Research has yielded evidence for genetic and environmental factors
influencing the risk of schizophrenia. Numerous environmental factors have been identified; …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma-related disorder that frequently co-occurs
with metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS is characterized by obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin …

Both research and care have focused on first episodes of psychosis (FEPs) as a way to
address the issue of early stages of schizophrenia and to reduce the duration of untreated …

Background Although accurate differentiation between bipolar disorder (BD) and unipolar
major depressive disorder (MDD) has important prognostic and therapeutic implications, the …