The schizophrenia syndrome, circa 2024: What we know and how that informs its nature

R Tandon, H Nasrallah, S Akbarian… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
With new data about different aspects of schizophrenia being continually generated, it
becomes necessary to periodically revisit exactly what we know. Along with a need to review …

Mapping the genetic architecture of cortical morphology through neuroimaging: progress and perspectives

D van der Meer, T Kaufmann - Translational Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Cortical morphology is a key determinant of cognitive ability and mental health. Its
development is a highly intricate process spanning decades, involving the coordinated …

New insights from the last decade of research in psychiatric genetics: discoveries, challenges and clinical implications

OA Andreassen, GFL Hindley, O Frei… - World …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Psychiatric genetics has made substantial progress in the last decade, providing new
insights into the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders, and paving the way for precision …

Multivariate genetic analysis of personality and cognitive traits reveals abundant pleiotropy

G Hindley, AA Shadrin, D van der Meer… - Nature human …, 2023 - nature.com
Personality and cognitive function are heritable mental traits whose genetic foundations may
be distributed across interconnected brain functions. Previous studies have typically treated …

Shared genetic architecture between schizophrenia and subcortical brain volumes implicates early neurodevelopmental processes and brain development in …

W Cheng, D van der Meer, N Parker, G Hindley… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Patients with schizophrenia have consistently shown brain volumetric abnormalities,
implicating both etiological and pathological processes. However, the genetic relationship …

Breast cancer 1 (BRCA1) protection in altered gene expression and neurodevelopmental disorders due to physiological and ethanol-enhanced reactive oxygen …

DM Drake, D Zhen, I Kerrebijn, B Or, S Gao… - Free Radical Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The breast cancer 1 (Brca1) susceptibility gene regulates the repair of reactive
oxygen species (ROS)-mediated DNA damage, which is implicated in neurodevelopmental …

Clustering schizophrenia genes by their temporal expression patterns aids functional interpretation

D van der Meer, W Cheng, J Rokicki… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Schizophrenia is a highly heritable brain disorder with a typical symptom onset
in early adulthood. The 2-hit hypothesis posits that schizophrenia results from differential …

Polygenic overlap with body-mass index improves prediction of treatment-resistant schizophrenia

KS O'Connell, E Koch, HÇ Lenk, IA Akkouh… - Psychiatry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS) is characterized by repeated treatment
failure with antipsychotics. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) of TRS showed …

Polygenic risk scores enhance prediction of body mass index increase in individuals with a first episode of psychosis

G Muntané, J Vázquez-Bourgon, E Sada… - European …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIndividuals with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) show rapid weight gain during
the first months of treatment, which is associated with a reduction in general physical health …

[HTML][HTML] Associated genetics and connectomic circuitry in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Y Wei, SC de Lange, JE Savage, E Tissink, T Qi… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) are severe psychiatric
conditions that can involve symptoms of psychosis and cognitive dysfunction. The 2 …