Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci
…, J Suvisaari, DM Svrakic, JP Szatkiewicz… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Schizophrenia is a highly heritable disorder. Genetic risk is conferred by a large number of
alleles, including common alleles of small effect that might be detected by genome-wide …
alleles, including common alleles of small effect that might be detected by genome-wide …
Crossover interference underlies sex differences in recombination rates
In many organisms, recombination rates differ between the two sexes. Here we show that in
mice, this is because of a shorter genomic interference distance in females than in males, …
mice, this is because of a shorter genomic interference distance in females than in males, …
A genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa
…, CE Hilliard, JK O'Toole, J Pantel, JP Szatkiewicz… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex and heritable eating disorder characterized by
dangerously low body weight. Neither candidate gene studies nor an initial genome-wide …
dangerously low body weight. Neither candidate gene studies nor an initial genome-wide …
Complement genes contribute sex-biased vulnerability in diverse disorders
…, J Suvisaari, DM Svrakic, JP Szatkiewicz… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Many common illnesses, for reasons that have not been identified, differentially affect men
and women. For instance, the autoimmune diseases systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and …
and women. For instance, the autoimmune diseases systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and …
A customized and versatile high-density genotyping array for the mouse
H Yang, Y Ding, LN Hutchins, J Szatkiewicz, TA Bell… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
We designed a high-density mouse genotyping array containing 623,124 single-nucleotide
polymorphisms that captures the known genetic variation present in the laboratory mouse. …
polymorphisms that captures the known genetic variation present in the laboratory mouse. …
Copy number variation in schizophrenia in Sweden
JP Szatkiewicz, C O'Dushlaine, G Chen… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a highly heritable neuropsychiatric disorder of complex genetic
etiology. Previous genome-wide surveys have revealed a greater burden of large, rare copy …
etiology. Previous genome-wide surveys have revealed a greater burden of large, rare copy …
Leveraging base-pair mammalian constraint to understand genetic variation and human disease
Thousands of genomic regions have been associated with heritable human diseases, but
attempts to elucidate biological mechanisms are impeded by an inability to discern which …
attempts to elucidate biological mechanisms are impeded by an inability to discern which …
Genetic influences on schizophrenia and subcortical brain volumes: large-scale proof of concept
…, J Suvisaari, DM Svrakic, JP Szatkiewicz… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric illness with high heritability. Brain structure and
function differ, on average, between people with schizophrenia and healthy individuals. As …
function differ, on average, between people with schizophrenia and healthy individuals. As …
[HTML][HTML] Evidence that duplications of 22q11. 2 protect against schizophrenia
…, JTR Walters, KD Chambert, J Shi, J Szatkiewicz… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
A number of large, rare copy number variants (CNVs) are deleterious for neurodevelopmental
disorders, but large, rare, protective CNVs have not been reported for such phenotypes. …
disorders, but large, rare, protective CNVs have not been reported for such phenotypes. …
[HTML][HTML] Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis is associated with rare HLA-DQB1 and HLA-B alleles
Clozapine is a particularly effective antipsychotic medication but its use is curtailed by the
risk of clozapine-induced agranulocytosis/granulocytopenia (CIAG), a severe adverse drug …
risk of clozapine-induced agranulocytosis/granulocytopenia (CIAG), a severe adverse drug …