Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

Brainstorm Consortium, V Anttila, B Bulik-Sullivan… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Brain disorders may exhibit shared symptoms and substantial
epidemiological comorbidity, inciting debate about their etiologic overlap. However, detailed …

Calcium channels, synaptic plasticity, and neuropsychiatric disease

E Nanou, WA Catterall - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Voltage-gated calcium channels couple depolarization of the cell-surface membrane to entry
of calcium, which triggers secretion, contraction, neurotransmission, gene expression, and …

The changing epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders

K Lyall, L Croen, J Daniels, MD Fallin… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition with lifelong
impacts. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to ASD etiology, which remains …

Psychiatric genomics: an update and an agenda

PF Sullivan, A Agrawal, CM Bulik… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) is the largest consortium in the history of
psychiatry. This global effort is dedicated to rapid progress and open science, and in the …

A transdiagnostic network for psychiatric illness derived from atrophy and lesions

JJ Taylor, C Lin, D Talmasov, MA Ferguson… - Nature human …, 2023 - nature.com
Psychiatric disorders share neurobiology and frequently co-occur. This neurobiological and
clinical overlap highlights opportunities for transdiagnostic treatments. In this study, we used …

Shared molecular neuropathology across major psychiatric disorders parallels polygenic overlap

MJ Gandal, JR Haney, NN Parikshak, V Leppa… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The predisposition to neuropsychiatric disease involves a complex, polygenic, and
pleiotropic genetic architecture. However, little is known about how genetic variants impart …

An atlas of genetic correlations across human diseases and traits

B Bulik-Sullivan, HK Finucane, V Anttila, A Gusev… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Identifying genetic correlations between complex traits and diseases can provide useful
etiological insights and help prioritize likely causal relationships. The major challenges …

Advancing the understanding of autism disease mechanisms through genetics

L de la Torre-Ubieta, H Won, JL Stein… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Progress in understanding the genetic etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has
fueled remarkable advances in our understanding of its potential neurobiological …

Treatment resistant depression: a multi-scale, systems biology approach

H Akil, J Gordon, R Hen, J Javitch, H Mayberg… - Neuroscience & …, 2018 - Elsevier
An estimated 50% of depressed patients are inadequately treated by available interventions.
Even with an eventual recovery, many patients require a trial and error approach, as there …

Psychiatric genetics and the structure of psychopathology

JW Smoller, OA Andreassen, HJ Edenberg… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
For over a century, psychiatric disorders have been defined by expert opinion and clinical
observation. The modern DSM has relied on a consensus of experts to define categorical …