Genome-wide association testing beyond SNPs

L Harris, EM McDonagh, X Zhang, K Fawcett… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Decades of genetic association testing in human cohorts have provided important insights
into the genetic architecture and biological underpinnings of complex traits and diseases …

Mental health and neurodevelopment in children and adolescents with Turner syndrome

J Wolstencroft, W Mandy, D Skuse - Women's Health, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Turner syndrome (TS) is a rare sex chromosome aneuploidy, with an incidence
of four in 10,000 new-born girls. TS is often associated with impaired social communication …

Identifying the neurodevelopmental and psychiatric signatures of genomic disorders associated with intellectual disability: a machine learning approach

N Donnelly, A Cunningham, SM Salas… - Molecular Autism, 2023 - Springer
Background Genomic conditions can be associated with developmental delay, intellectual
disability, autism spectrum disorder, and physical and mental health symptoms. They are …

Sleep disturbance as a transdiagnostic marker of psychiatric risk in children with neurodevelopmental risk genetic conditions

SJRA Chawner, A Evans… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Children with rare neurodevelopmental genetic conditions (ND-GCs) are at high risk for a
range of neuropsychiatric conditions. Sleep symptomatology may represent a …

Examining the role of common variants in rare neurodevelopmental conditions

QQ Huang, EM Wigdor, DS Malawsky, P Campbell… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Although rare neurodevelopmental conditions have a large Mendelian component, common
genetic variants also contribute to risk,. However, little is known about how this polygenic …

Irritability in young people with copy number variants associated with neurodevelopmental disorders (ND-CNVs)

JH Hall, SJRA Chawner, J Wolstencroft… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
A range of rare mutations involving micro-deletion or-duplication of genetic material (copy
number variants (CNVs)) have been associated with high neurodevelopmental and …

Behavioural and neurodevelopmental characteristics of SYNGAP1

N Bednarczuk, H Housby, IO Lee, I Consortium… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background SYNGAP1 variants are associated with varying degrees of intellectual disability
(ID), developmental delay (DD), epilepsy, autism, and behavioural difficulties. These …

Rare neurodevelopmental conditions and parents' mental health–how and when does genetic diagnosis matter?

Z Chi, RT Devine, J Wolstencroft, D Skuse… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Parents of individuals with rare neurodevelopmental conditions and intellectual
disabilities (ID) are vulnerable to mental health difficulties, which vary between parents and …

The differential effects of common and rare genetic variants on cognitive performance across development

DS Malawsky, M Koko, P Danacek, W Huang… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Common and rare genetic variants that impact adult cognitive performance also predispose
to rare neurodevelopmental conditions involving cognitive deficits in children. However, their …

Development and psychometric properties of the Clinical Anxiety Scale for People with Intellectual Disabilities (ClASP-ID)

JE Mingins, J Tarver, E Pearson, G Edwards… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background There is a critical need for the development of dependable and valid anxiety
assessment tools suitable for people with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities …