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2026

Journal Article

Autism traits, ADHD symptoms, and stigma as predictors of social camouflaging in adults from the Australian ASD and ADHD study

Giblett, Matthew J., Lind, Penelope A. and Medland, Sarah E. (2026). Autism traits, ADHD symptoms, and stigma as predictors of social camouflaging in adults from the Australian ASD and ADHD study. Research in Neurodiversity, 2 100047, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.rin.2026.100047

Autism traits, ADHD symptoms, and stigma as predictors of social camouflaging in adults from the Australian ASD and ADHD study

2026

Journal Article

The need to consider complexity in the future of behavioral genetics

Wedow, Robbee, Thompson, Katherine N., Medland, Sarah E., Nivard, Michel G. and Neale, Benjamin M. (2026). The need to consider complexity in the future of behavioral genetics. Nature Genetics. doi: 10.1038/s41588-026-02668-x

The need to consider complexity in the future of behavioral genetics

2026

Journal Article

A blended genome and exome sequencing method captures genetic variation in an unbiased and cost-effective manner

Boltz, Toni A., Chu, Benjamin B., DeFelice, Matthew, Liao, Calwing, Sealock, Julia M., Ye, Robert, Goldstein, Jacqueline I., Majara, Lerato, Fu, Jack M., Service, Susan K., Zhan, Lingyu, Medland, Sarah E., Chapman, Sinéad B., Rubinacci, Simone, Grimsby, Jonna L., Abebe, Tamrat, Alemayehu, Melkam, Ashaba, Fred K., Atkinson, Elizabeth G., Bigdeli, Tim B., Bradway, Amanda B., Brand, Harrison, Chibnik, Lori B., DeLuca, Samuel, Diaz-Zuluaga, Ana M., Fekadu, Abebaw, Gatzen, Michael, Gelaye, Bizu, Gichuru, Stella ... Martin, Alicia R. (2026). A blended genome and exome sequencing method captures genetic variation in an unbiased and cost-effective manner. Nature Genetics. doi: 10.1038/s41588-026-02669-w

A blended genome and exome sequencing method captures genetic variation in an unbiased and cost-effective manner

2026

Journal Article

Genome-wide genetic overlap between fear-based disorders and generalised anxiety disorder

ter Kuile, Abigail R., Mitchell, Brittany L., Lee, Sang Hyuck, Morneau-Vaillancourt, Geneviève, Skelton, Megan, Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Davies, Helena L., Mundy, Jessica, Peel, Alicia J., Hübel, Christopher, Davies, Molly R., Fürtjes, Anna E., Ahmad, Zain, Lin, Yuhao, Adey, Brett N., McGregor, Thomas, Palmos, Alish, Zvrskovec, Johan, Hotopf, Matthew, Kalsi, Gursharan, Smith, Daniel J., Veale, David, Walters, James T. R., Armour, Chérie, Hirsch, Colette R., McIntosh, Andrew M., Wray, Naomi R., Medland, Sarah E., Byrne, Enda M. ... Eley, Thalia C. (2026). Genome-wide genetic overlap between fear-based disorders and generalised anxiety disorder. Molecular Psychiatry, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41380-026-03677-2

Genome-wide genetic overlap between fear-based disorders and generalised anxiety disorder

2026

Journal Article

Genetic and Environmental Effects on BMI Fluctuation Across the Adult Life Course and Its Associations With Baseline BMI and BMI Change: An Individual-Based Study of 14 Longitudinal Twin Cohorts

Obeso Fernandez, Alvaro, Eriksson, Anders, Drouard, Gabin, Jelenkovic, Aline, Aaltonen, Sari, Ollikainen, Miina, Spector, Timothy, Mangino, Massimo, Christensen, Kaare, Skytthe, Axel, Kyvik, Kirsten O., Medda, Emanuela, Fagnani, Corrado, Corley, Robin P., Huibregtse, Brooke M., Toccaceli, Virgilia, Rasmussen, Finn E., Tynelius, Per, Medland, Sarah E., Gordon, Scott D., Duncan, Glen E., Buchwald, Dedra, Magnusson, Patrik K. E., Karlsson, Ida K., Dahl Aslan, Anna K., Bartels, Meike, Ligthart, Lannie, de Geus, Eco J. C., Gatz, Margaret ... Silventoinen, Karri (2026). Genetic and Environmental Effects on BMI Fluctuation Across the Adult Life Course and Its Associations With Baseline BMI and BMI Change: An Individual-Based Study of 14 Longitudinal Twin Cohorts. Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism dom.71040. doi: 10.1111/dom.71040

Genetic and Environmental Effects on BMI Fluctuation Across the Adult Life Course and Its Associations With Baseline BMI and BMI Change: An Individual-Based Study of 14 Longitudinal Twin Cohorts

2026

Journal Article

Can we improve the prediction of early onset mania and hypomania in the community?

Scott, Jan, Crouse, Jacob J., Medland, Sarah E., Mitchell, Brittany L., Gillespie, Nathan A., Martin, Nicholas G. and Hickie, Ian B. (2026). Can We Improve the Prediction of Early Onset Mania and Hypomania in the Community?. Bipolar Disorders, 28 (5) e70140, e70140-e70140. doi: 10.1111/bdi.70140

Can we improve the prediction of early onset mania and hypomania in the community?

2026

Journal Article

Vertex-wise cortical abnormalities in major depressive disorder from 64 cohorts from the DIRECT and ENIGMA MDD consortia

Yan, Chao-Gan, Wang, Zi-Han, Han, Laura K. M., Alexander, Nina, Alnæs, Dag, Başgöze, Zeynep, Bauduin, Stéphanie E. E. C., Bauer, Jochen, Benedetti, Francesco, Berger, Klaus, Besteher, Bianca, Borgers, Tiana, Bülow, Robin, Cao, Li-Ping, Chen, Guan-Mao, Chen, Jian-Shan, Chen, Si-Cheng, Chen, Tao, Chen, Tao-Lin, Chen, Xiao, Chen, Yan-Rong, Cheng, Yu-Qi, Chu, Zhao-Song, Colle, Romain, Connolly, Colm G., Corruble, Emmanuelle, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Cui, Xi-Long, Cullen, Kathryn R. ... Schmaal, Lianne (2026). Vertex-wise cortical abnormalities in major depressive disorder from 64 cohorts from the DIRECT and ENIGMA MDD consortia. Nature Mental Health, 4 (7), 1175-1186. doi: 10.1038/s44220-026-00667-9

Vertex-wise cortical abnormalities in major depressive disorder from 64 cohorts from the DIRECT and ENIGMA MDD consortia

2026

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental influences on educational disparities in adult weight change: an individual-based pooled analysis of 11 twin cohorts

Obeso, Alvaro, Drouard, Gabin, Jelenkovic, Aline, Medda, Emanuela, Fagnani, Corrado, Toccaceli, Virgilia, Latvala, Antti, Aaltonen, Sari, Medland, Sarah E., Gordon, Scott D., Lee, Jooyeon, Lee, Soo Ji, Sung, Joohon, Pyun, Hyojin, Duncan, Glen E., Buchwald, Dedra, Ordoñana, Juan R., Sánchez-Romera, Juan F., Carrillo, Eduvigis, Franz, Carol E., Kremen, William S., Corley, Robin P., Huibregtse, Brooke M., Magnusson, Patrik KE, Karlsson, Ida K., Dahl Aslan, Anna K., Lyons, Michael J., Bartels, Meike, Ligthart, Lannie ... Silventoinen, Karri (2026). Genetic and environmental influences on educational disparities in adult weight change: an individual-based pooled analysis of 11 twin cohorts. International Journal of Obesity, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41366-026-02116-0

Genetic and environmental influences on educational disparities in adult weight change: an individual-based pooled analysis of 11 twin cohorts

2026

Journal Article

Genome-wide meta-analysis of quantitatively measured generalized anxiety symptoms in individuals of European ancestry

Skelton, Megan, Mitchell, Brittany L., Assary, Elham, Li, Danyang, Morneau-Vaillancourt, Genevieve, Murphy, Alan E., ter Kuile, Abigail R., Wang, Rujia, Adams, Mark J., Byrne, Enda M., Corfield, Elizabeth C., Grimes, Poppy Z., Hannigan, Laurie J., Hu, Jihua, Kõiv, Kadri, Kwong, Alex S. F., Papiol, Sergi, Pettersen, Johanne H., Pistis, Giorgio, Castelao, Enrique, Strom, Nora I., van der Most, Peter J., Anxiety Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Bacanu, Silviu-Alin, Cheesman, Rosa, Purves, Kirstin L., Gedik, Hüseyin, Faucon, Annika B., Singh, Kritika ... Eley, Thalia C. (2026). Genome-wide meta-analysis of quantitatively measured generalized anxiety symptoms in individuals of European ancestry. Nature Human Behaviour. doi: 10.1038/s41562-026-02476-7

Genome-wide meta-analysis of quantitatively measured generalized anxiety symptoms in individuals of European ancestry

2026

Journal Article

Development of a perinatal trauma screening tool: Detecting the silent struggle of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder

Mackle, Tracey, Colodro-Conde, Lucia, De Dassel, Therese, Clarkson, Tessa R., Grasby, Katrina L., Braun, Anastasia N., Burke, Kylie and Medland, Sarah E. (2026). Development of a perinatal trauma screening tool: Detecting the silent struggle of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. doi: 10.1177/00048674261434407

Development of a perinatal trauma screening tool: Detecting the silent struggle of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder

2026

Journal Article

A large-scale genome-wide association meta-analysis for nevus count provides direct insights into the genetics of melanoma

Jayasinghe, G. J. M. Shanika R., Zhu, Gu, Pandeya, Nirmala, Olsen, Catherine M., Martin, Nicholas G., Lind, Penelope A., Medland, Sarah E., Gordon, Scott D., Diaz-Torres, Santiago, Lingham, Gareth, Lee, Samantha S. Y., Nijsten, Tamar, Kayser, Manfred, Pardo, Luba M., Montgomery, Grant W., Hayward, Nicholas K., Palmer, Jane M., Hunter, David J., Han, Jiali, Hewitt, Alex W., Falchi, Mario, Bishop, D. Timothy, Brown, Kevin M., Bataille, Veronique, Mackey, David A., Iles, Mark M., Whiteman, David C., Duffy, David L., MacGregor, Stuart and Law, Matthew H. (2026). A large-scale genome-wide association meta-analysis for nevus count provides direct insights into the genetics of melanoma. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 3772, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-70368-5

A large-scale genome-wide association meta-analysis for nevus count provides direct insights into the genetics of melanoma

2026

Journal Article

Deciphering the causal influence of BMI and related metabolic, inflammatory, and cardiovascular factors on brain structure: a Mendelian Randomization Study

Painter, Jodie N., Refisch, Alexander, Rau, Moritz, Walter, Martin, Mackey, Scott, Laurent, Jennifer, Thompson, Paul M., Grasby, Katrina L., Hajek, Tomas, Medland, Sarah E. and Opel, Nils (2026). Deciphering the causal influence of BMI and related metabolic, inflammatory, and cardiovascular factors on brain structure: a Mendelian Randomization Study. Molecular Psychiatry, 31 (7), 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41380-026-03501-x

Deciphering the causal influence of BMI and related metabolic, inflammatory, and cardiovascular factors on brain structure: a Mendelian Randomization Study

2026

Journal Article

Genetic and phenotypic associations With sustained antidepressant use in major depressive disorder

Walker, Alicia, Mitchell, Brittany L., Lin, Tian, Crouse, Jacob J., Albinana, Clara, Yap, Chloe X., Lynall, Mary Ellen, Lind, Penelope A., Cipriani, Andrea, Byrne, Enda M., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Taquet, Maxime, Hickie, Ian B. and Wray, Naomi R. (2026). Genetic and phenotypic associations With sustained antidepressant use in major depressive disorder. Jama Psychiatry, 83 (3), 247-258. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.4372

Genetic and phenotypic associations With sustained antidepressant use in major depressive disorder

2026

Journal Article

Association between polygenic risk for Major Depression and brain structure in a mega-analysis of 50,975 participants across 11 studies

Shen, Xueyi, Toenders, Yara J., Han, Laura K. M., Weihs, Antoine, Alexander, Nina, Andlauer, Till F. M., Brosch, Katharina, Forstner, Andreas J., Grotegerd, Dominik, Hahn, Tim, Hermesdorf, Marco, Hosten, Norbert, Jamalabadi, Hamidreza, Meinert, Susanne, Milaneschi, Yuri, Sämann, Philipp G., Stein, Frederike, Stolicyn, Aleks, Teutenberg, Lea, Thng, Gladi, Adams, Mark J., Thomas-Odenthal, Florian, Usemann, Paula, Völker, Uwe, Wittfeld, Katharina, Herrera-Rivero, Marisol, Jiang, Yunxuan, Tian, Chao, on behalf of the 23andMe Research Team ... de Zubicaray, Greig (2025). Association between polygenic risk for Major Depression and brain structure in a mega-analysis of 50,975 participants across 11 studies. Molecular Psychiatry, 31 (2), 611-621. doi: 10.1038/s41380-025-03136-4

Association between polygenic risk for Major Depression and brain structure in a mega-analysis of 50,975 participants across 11 studies

2026

Journal Article

Unravelling sex differences in the genetic architecture of anxiety

Hu, Jihua, Lupton, Michelle K., Byrne, Enda M., Martin, Nicholas G., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Thomas, Jodi T., Medland, Sarah E., Grasby, Katrina L. and Mitchell, Brittany L. (2026). Unravelling sex differences in the genetic architecture of anxiety. Psychological Medicine, 56 e191, e191-56. doi: 10.1017/s0033291726104760

Unravelling sex differences in the genetic architecture of anxiety

2026

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental effects on weight gain from young adulthood to old age and its association with body mass index in early young adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 16 twin cohorts

Obeso, Alvaro, Drouard, Gabin, Jelenkovic, Aline, Ordoñana, Juan R., Sánchez-Romera, Juan F., Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Ollikainen, Miina, Aaltonen, Sari, Corley, Robin P., Huibregtse, Brooke M., Medda, Emanuela, Fagnani, Corrado, Toccaceli, Virgilia, Gatz, Margaret, Butler, David A., Bartels, Meike, Ligthart, Lannie, de Geus, Eco JC, Christensen, Kaare, Skytthe, Axel, Kyvik, Kirsten O., Medland, Sarah E., Gordon, Scott D., Rasmussen, Finn E., Tynelius, Per, Franz, Carol E., Kremen, William S., Lyons, Michael J., Spector, Timothy ... Silventoinen, Karri (2026). Genetic and environmental effects on weight gain from young adulthood to old age and its association with body mass index in early young adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 16 twin cohorts. International Journal of Obesity, 50 (4), 768-776. doi: 10.1038/s41366-025-01998-w

Genetic and environmental effects on weight gain from young adulthood to old age and its association with body mass index in early young adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 16 twin cohorts

2026

Journal Article

Atypical depression is associated with a distinct clinical, neurobiological, treatment response, and polygenic risk profile

Shin, Mirim, Crouse, Jacob J., Lin, Tian, Byrne, Enda M., Mitchell, Brittany L., Lind, Penelope A., Parker, Richard, Mckenna, Sarah, Tonini, Emiliana, Carpenter, Joanne S., Merikangas, Kathleen R., Wray, Naomi R., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G. and Hickie, Ian B. (2026). Atypical depression is associated with a distinct clinical, neurobiological, treatment response, and polygenic risk profile. Biological Psychiatry. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.01.003

Atypical depression is associated with a distinct clinical, neurobiological, treatment response, and polygenic risk profile

2026

Journal Article

Genome-wide meta-analyses of non-response to antidepressants provide insights into underlying molecular genetics and suggest potential pharmacotherapies

Koch, Elise, Puusepp, Tuuli, Einarsson, Guðmundur, Mitchell, Brittany L., Harder, Arvid, Lin, Yuhao, García-Marín, Luis M., Krebs, Kristi, Shadrin, Alexey A., Xiong, Ying, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Metspalu, Andres, Esko, Tõnu, Mägi, Reedik, Nelis, Mari, Hudjashov, Georgi, Frei, Oleksandr, Lu, Yi, Hägg, Sara, Rentería, Miguel E., Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R., Martin, Nicholas G., Hübel, Christopher, Breen, Gerome, Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir, Stefánsson, Hreinn, Stefánsson, Kári, Lehto, Kelli ... O’Connell, Kevin S. (2026). Genome-wide meta-analyses of non-response to antidepressants provide insights into underlying molecular genetics and suggest potential pharmacotherapies. Molecular Psychiatry, 31 (4), 2005-2013. doi: 10.1038/s41380-025-03357-7

Genome-wide meta-analyses of non-response to antidepressants provide insights into underlying molecular genetics and suggest potential pharmacotherapies

2025

Journal Article

Predicting adolescent disordered eating and behaviours: exploring environmental moderators of polygenic risk

Curtis, Madeleine, Colodro‐Conde, Lucia, Medland, Sarah E., Gordon, Scott, Martin, Nicholas G., Wade, Tracey D. and Cohen‐Woods, Sarah (2025). Predicting adolescent disordered eating and behaviours: exploring environmental moderators of polygenic risk. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66 (12), 1795-1806. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.70012

Predicting adolescent disordered eating and behaviours: exploring environmental moderators of polygenic risk

2025

Journal Article

An exploration of the genetic architecture of pregnancy-related linea nigra and its relationship with pigmentation phenotypes

Bivol, Svetlana, Seviiri, Mathias, Colodro-Conde, Lucia, Mitchell, Brittany L., Olsen, Catherine M., Whiteman, David C., Law, Matthew H., Lind, Penelope A., Painter, Jodie N. and Medland, Sarah E. (2025). An exploration of the genetic architecture of pregnancy-related linea nigra and its relationship with pigmentation phenotypes. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 28 (5), 409-415. doi: 10.1017/thg.2025.10026

An exploration of the genetic architecture of pregnancy-related linea nigra and its relationship with pigmentation phenotypes