The anorexia nervosa genetics initiative (ANGI): overview and methods

…, Z Yilmaz, KM Kirk, S Gordon, VM Leppä… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Genetic factors contribute to anorexia nervosa (AN); and the first genome-wide
significant locus has been identified. We describe methods and procedures for the Anorexia …

Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa

…, J Bryois, A Hinney, VM Leppä, M Mattheisen… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Characterized primarily by a low body-mass index, anorexia nervosa is a complex and
serious illness 1 , affecting 0.9–4% of women and 0.3% of men 2 , 3 – 4 , with twin-based …

[PDF][PDF] Inherited and de novo genetic risk for autism impacts shared networks

…, C Singh, J Xu, JN Hoekstra, O Leventhal, VM Leppä… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
We performed a comprehensive assessment of rare inherited variation in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) by analyzing whole-genome sequences of 2,308 individuals from families with …

Shared genetic risk between eating disorder‐and substance‐use‐related phenotypes: Evidence from genome‐wide association studies

…, J Bryois, A Hinney, VM Leppä, M Mattheisen… - Addiction …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Eating disorders and substance use disorders frequently co‐occur. Twin studies reveal
shared genetic variance between liabilities to eating disorders and substance use, with the …

[PDF][PDF] Rare inherited and de novo CNVs reveal complex contributions to ASD risk in multiplex families

VM Leppa, SN Kravitz, CL Martin, J Andrieux… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Rare mutations, including copy-number variants (CNVs), contribute significantly to autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) risk. Although their importance has been established in families with …

The Anorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative: Overview and Methods

…, HJ Watson, Z Yilmaz, KM Kirk, S Gordon, VM Leppä… - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
Background: Genetic factors contribute to anorexia nervosa (AN); and the first genome-wide
significant locus has been identified. We describe methods and procedures for the Anorexia …

The road to precision psychiatry: translating genetics into disease mechanisms

MJ Gandal, V Leppa, H Won, NN Parikshak… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Hundreds of genetic loci increasing risk for neuropsychiatric disorders have recently been
identified. This success, perhaps paradoxically, has posed challenges for therapeutic …

Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis

…, V Leppä, G Liberatore, BA Lie, CM Lill, M Lindén… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Using the ImmunoChip custom genotyping array, we analyzed 14,498 subjects with multiple
sclerosis and 24,091 healthy controls for 161,311 autosomal variants and identified 135 …

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 brain …

[PDF][PDF] Genome-wide association study in a high-risk isolate for multiple sclerosis reveals associated variants in STAT3 gene

E Jakkula, V Leppä, AM Sulonen, T Varilo… - The American Journal of …, 2010 - cell.com
Genetic risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) is thought to involve both common and rare risk alleles.
Recent GWAS and subsequent meta-analysis have established the critical role of the HLA …