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2025

Journal Article

Self-rated health and mortality: family background and genetic precursors

Finch, Brian Karl, Finkel, Deborah, Gatz, Margaret, Pedersen, Nancy L., Reynolds, Chandra A., Sachdev, Perminder, Selwood, Amanda, Martin, Nick and Mosing, Miriam A. (2025). Self-rated health and mortality: family background and genetic precursors. Discover Social Science and Health, 5 (1) 139. doi: 10.1007/s44155-025-00290-6

Self-rated health and mortality: family background and genetic precursors

2025

Journal Article

Life without sex: large-scale study links sexlessness to physical, cognitive, and personality traits, socioecological factors, and DNA

Abdellaoui, Abdel, Wesseldijk, Laura W., Gordon, Scott D., Pasman, Joëlle A., Smit, Dirk J. A., Androvičová, Renáta, Martin, Nicholas G., Ullén, Fredrik, Mosing, Miriam A., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Verweij, Karin J. H. (2025). Life without sex: large-scale study links sexlessness to physical, cognitive, and personality traits, socioecological factors, and DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (38) e2418257122, e2418257122-38. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2418257122

Life without sex: large-scale study links sexlessness to physical, cognitive, and personality traits, socioecological factors, and DNA

2025

Journal Article

Sex-stratified genome-wide association meta-analysis of major depressive disorder

Thomas, Jodi T., Thorp, Jackson G., Huider, Floris, Grimes, Poppy Z., Wang, Rujia, Youssef, Pierre, Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Byrne, Enda M., Adams, Mark, BIONIC consortium, van Loo, Hanna M., Penninx, Brenda W. J. H., The GLAD Study, Medland, Sarah E., Hickie, Ian B., Olsen, Catherine M., Whiteman, David C., Whalley, Heather C., Penninx, Brenda W.J.H., van Loo, Hanna M., Derks, Eske M., Eley, Thalia C., Breen, Gerome, Boomsma, Dorret I., Wray, Naomi R., Martin, Nicholas G. and Mitchell, Brittany L. (2025). Sex-stratified genome-wide association meta-analysis of major depressive disorder. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 7960, 7960. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63236-1

Sex-stratified genome-wide association meta-analysis of major depressive disorder

2025

Journal Article

Large-scale GWAS of strabismus identifies risk loci and provides support for a link with maternal smoking

He, Weixiong, van der Most, Peter J., Ong, Jue-Sheng, Hwang, Liang-Dar, Wu, Yeda, Magnø, Morten S., Vehof, Jelle, Krebs, Kristi, Mauring, Laura, Õunap, Katrin, Abner, Erik, Martin, Nicholas G., Plotnikov, Denis, Jiang, Chen, Melles, Ronald B., Gharahkhani, Puya, Snieder, Harold, Palumaa, Teele, Kaljurand, Kuldar, Guggenheim, Jeremy A., Mackey, David A., Engle, Elizabeth C., Choquet, Hélène, MacGregor, Stuart, Lifelines Cohort Study, Aguirre-Gamboa, Raul, Deelen, Patrick, Franke, Lude, Kuivenhoven, Jan A. ... Wray, Naomi (2025). Large-scale GWAS of strabismus identifies risk loci and provides support for a link with maternal smoking. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 7890, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-62456-9

Large-scale GWAS of strabismus identifies risk loci and provides support for a link with maternal smoking

2025

Journal Article

Multi-ancestral genome-wide association study of clinically defined nicotine dependence reveals strong genetic correlations with other substance use disorders and health-related traits

Johnson, Emma C., Lai, Dongbing, Balbona, Jared V., Miller, Alex P., Hatoum, Alexander S., Deak, Joseph D., Jennings, Mariela, Baranger, David A. A., Galimberti, Marco, Sanichwankul, Kittipong, Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir, Colbert, Sarah M. C., Adhikari, Keyrun, Docherty, Anna R., Degenhardt, Louisa, Edwards, Tobias, Fox, Louis, Giannelis, Alexandros, Jeffries, Paul W., Korhonen, Tellervo, Morrison, Claire L., Nunez, Yaira Z., Palviainen, Teemu, Su, Mei-Hsin, Romero Villela, Pamela N., Wetherill, Leah, Willoughby, Emily A., Zellers, Stephanie M., Bierut, Laura J. ... Agrawal, Arpana (2025). Multi-ancestral genome-wide association study of clinically defined nicotine dependence reveals strong genetic correlations with other substance use disorders and health-related traits. Psychological Medicine, 55 e234, e234. doi: 10.1017/S0033291725100883

Multi-ancestral genome-wide association study of clinically defined nicotine dependence reveals strong genetic correlations with other substance use disorders and health-related traits

2025

Journal Article

Multivariate genome-wide association analysis of dyslexia and quantitative reading skill improves gene discovery

Mountford, Hayley S., Eising, Else, Fontanillas, Pierre, Auton, Adam, 23andMe Research Team, Aslibekyan, Stella, Bell, Robert K., Kukar Bond, Katelyn, Cochinwala, Zayn, Das, Sayantan, de Brito, Kahsaia, DelloRusso, Emily, Eijsbouts, Chris, Elson, Sarah L., German, Chris, Granka, Julie M., Hicks, Barry, Hinds, David A., Jabal, Reza, Khan, Aly, Kmiecik, Matthew J., Kwong, Alan, Liang, Yanyu, Lin, Keng-Han, McIntyre, Matthew H., Saini, Shubham, Shastri, Anjali J., Shi, Jingchunzi, Shringarpure, Suyash ... Luciano, Michelle (2025). Multivariate genome-wide association analysis of dyslexia and quantitative reading skill improves gene discovery. Translational Psychiatry, 15 (1) 289, 289-1. doi: 10.1038/s41398-025-03514-0

Multivariate genome-wide association analysis of dyslexia and quantitative reading skill improves gene discovery

2025

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Uncovering the multivariate genetic architecture of frailty with genomic structural equation modeling

Foote, Isabelle F., Flint, Jonny P., Fürtjes, Anna E., Lawrence, Jeremy M., Mullin, Donncha S., Fisk, John D., Karakach, Tobias K., Rutenberg, Andrew, Martin, Nicholas G., Lupton, Michelle K., Llewellyn, David J., Ranson, Janice M., Cox, Simon R., Luciano, Michelle, Rockwood, Kenneth and Grotzinger, Andrew D. (2025). Uncovering the multivariate genetic architecture of frailty with genomic structural equation modeling. Nature Genetics, 57 (8), 1848-1859. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02269-0

Uncovering the multivariate genetic architecture of frailty with genomic structural equation modeling

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) jcpp.70012, 1795-1806. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.70012

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

2025

Journal Article

Exploring the Relationship between Polygenic Scores, Community-Shared Socioeconomic Indicators and Major Depressive Disorder Outcome

Sepulveda, Dante T., Thorp, Jackson G., Lind, Penelope A., Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E. and Mitchell, Brittany L. (2025). Exploring the Relationship between Polygenic Scores, Community-Shared Socioeconomic Indicators and Major Depressive Disorder Outcome. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 28 (3), 1-9. doi: 10.1017/thg.2025.10011

Exploring the Relationship between Polygenic Scores, Community-Shared Socioeconomic Indicators and Major Depressive Disorder Outcome

2025

Journal Article

Genetics of monozygotic twins reveals the impact of environmental sensitivity on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental phenotypes

Assary, Elham, Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Hemani, Gibran, van de Weijer, Margot P., Howe, Laurence J., Palviainen, Teemu, Grasby, Katrina L., Ahlskog, Rafael, Nygaard, Marianne, Cheesman, Rosa, Lim, Kai, Reynolds, Chandra A., Ordoñana, Juan R., Colodro-Conde, Lucia, Gordon, Scott, Madrid-Valero, Juan J., Thalamuthu, Anbupalam, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Mengel-From, Jonas, Armstrong, Nicola J., Sachdev, Perminder S., Lee, Teresa, Brodaty, Henry, Trollor, Julian N., Wright, Margaret, Ames, David, Catts, Vibeke S., Latvala, Antti, The Within Family Consortium ... Keers, Robert (2025). Genetics of monozygotic twins reveals the impact of environmental sensitivity on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental phenotypes. Nature Human Behaviour, 9 (8), 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02193-7

Genetics of monozygotic twins reveals the impact of environmental sensitivity on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental phenotypes

2025

Journal Article

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2 (EDGI2): study protocol

Berthold, Natasha, MacDermod, Casey M., Thornton, Laura M., Parker, Richard, Morales, Shantal Anid Cortés, Hog, Liv, Kennedy, Hannah L., Guintivano, Jerry, Sullivan, Patrick F., Crowley, James J., Johnson, Jessica S., Birgegård, Andreas, Fundín, Bengt T., Frans, Emma, Xu, Jiayi, “Ngāti Pūkenga”, Michaela Pettie, Miller, Allison L., Aguilar, Mariana Valdez, Barakat, Sarah, Abdulkadir, Mohamed, White, Jennifer P., Larsen, Janne T., Trujillo, Elsie, Winterman, Bertha, Zhang, Ruyue, Lawson, Rachel, Wonderlich, Stephen, Wonderlich, Joseph, Schaefer, Lauren M. ... Bulik, Cynthia M. (2025). The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2 (EDGI2): study protocol. BMC Psychiatry, 25 (1) 532, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06777-5

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2 (EDGI2): study protocol

2025

Journal Article

Caffeine consumption, psychological distress, and insomnia in a cohort of individuals with depression

McIntosh, Harry A., Borgas, Aleah J., Aouira, Nisreen, Mitchell, Brittany L., Crouse, Jacob J., Medland, Sarah E., Hickie, Ian B., Wray, Naomi R., Martin, Nicholas G., Middeldorp, Christel M. and Byrne, Enda M. (2025). Caffeine consumption, psychological distress, and insomnia in a cohort of individuals with depression. Complex Psychiatry, 11 (1), 37-49. doi: 10.1159/000545393

Caffeine consumption, psychological distress, and insomnia in a cohort of individuals with depression

2025

Journal Article

Markers of positive affect and brain state synchrony discriminate melancholic from non-melancholic depression using naturalistic stimuli

Mosley, Philip E., van der Meer, Johan N., Hamilton, Lachlan H. W., Fripp, Jurgen, Parker, Stephen, Jeganathan, Jayson, Breakspear, Michael, Parker, Richard, Holland, Rebecca, Mitchell, Brittany L., Byrne, Enda, Hickie, Ian B., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G. and Cocchi, Luca (2025). Markers of positive affect and brain state synchrony discriminate melancholic from non-melancholic depression using naturalistic stimuli. Molecular Psychiatry, 30 (3) 11605, 848-860. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02699-y

Markers of positive affect and brain state synchrony discriminate melancholic from non-melancholic depression using naturalistic stimuli

2025

Journal Article

Polygenic risk scores and help-seeking behaviour in young people with recent onset of mood and psychotic disorders

Scott, Jan, Crouse, Jacob J., Medland, Sarah E., Mitchell, Brittany L., Gillespie, Nathan A., Martin, Nicholas G. and Hickie, Ian B. (2025). Polygenic risk scores and help-seeking behaviour in young people with recent onset of mood and psychotic disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 372, 40-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.11.067

Polygenic risk scores and help-seeking behaviour in young people with recent onset of mood and psychotic disorders

2025

Journal Article

Mental health and sleep correlates of self-reported outdoor daylight exposure in over 13,000 adults with depression

Crouse, Jacob J., Park, Shin Ho, Mitchell, Brittany L., Byrne, Enda M., Medland, Sarah E., Lin, Tian, Scott, Jan, de Haan, Zsofi, Tonini, Emiliana, Iorfino, Frank, Wray, Naomi R., Martin, Nicholas G. and Hickie, Ian B. (2025). Mental health and sleep correlates of self-reported outdoor daylight exposure in over 13,000 adults with depression. European Psychiatry, 68 (1) e41, 1-9. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.20

Mental health and sleep correlates of self-reported outdoor daylight exposure in over 13,000 adults with depression

2025

Journal Article

Diagnostic integrity of DSM categorized eating disorders: exploration of alternative methods of classification and the implications for genetic research

Livney, Jessica, Pehlivan, Melissa, Martin, Nicholas G. and Maguire, Sarah (2025). Diagnostic integrity of DSM categorized eating disorders: exploration of alternative methods of classification and the implications for genetic research. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 28 (1), 28-33. doi: 10.1017/thg.2025.3

Diagnostic integrity of DSM categorized eating disorders: exploration of alternative methods of classification and the implications for genetic research

2025

Journal Article

Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder

O’Connell, Kevin S., Koromina, Maria, van der Veen, Tracey, Boltz, Toni, David, Friederike S., Yang, Jessica Mei Kay, Lin, Keng-Han, Wang, Xin, Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Mitchell, Brittany L., McGrouther, Caroline C., Rangan, Aaditya V., Lind, Penelope A., Koch, Elise, Harder, Arvid, Parker, Nadine, Bendl, Jaroslav, Adorjan, Kristina, Agerbo, Esben, Albani, Diego, Alemany, Silvia, Alliey-Rodriguez, Ney, Als, Thomas D., Andlauer, Till F. M., Antoniou, Anastasia, Ask, Helga, Bass, Nicholas, Bauer, Michael, Beins, Eva C. ... Andreassen, Ole A. (2025). Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder. Nature, 639 (8056), 968-975. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08468-9

Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder

2025

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental influences on alcohol consumption in middle to late life

Gustavson, Daniel E., The IGEMS Consortium, Bell, Tyler R., Buchholz, Erik J., Zellers, Stephanie, Luczak, Susan E., Reynolds, Chandra A., Finch, Brian K., Nygaard, Marianne, Catts, Vibeke S., Christensen, Kaare, Finkel, Deborah, Kremen, William S., Latvala, Antti, Martin, Nicholas G., McGue, Matt, Mewton, Louise, Mosing, Miriam A., Panizzon, Matthew S., Plassman, Brenda L., Kaprio, Jaakko, Gatz, Margaret and Franz, Carol E. (2025). Genetic and environmental influences on alcohol consumption in middle to late life. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 39 (7), 591-606. doi: 10.1037/adb0001052

Genetic and environmental influences on alcohol consumption in middle to late life

2025

Journal Article

Polygenic scores for dizygotic twinning: insights into the genetic architecture of female fertility

Hubers, Nikki, Page, Christian M., Pool, René, Mbarek, Hamdi, Lambalk, Nils, Mijatovic, Velja, Ligthart, Lannie, van Dongen, Jenny, Håberg, Siri, Corfield, Elizabeth C., Beck, Jeffrey J., Ehli, Erik A., Martin, Nicholas G., Willemsen, Gonneke, Harris, Jennifer R., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan and Boomsma, Dorret I. (2025). Polygenic scores for dizygotic twinning: insights into the genetic architecture of female fertility. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 42 (7), 2231-2245. doi: 10.1007/s10815-025-03515-4

Polygenic scores for dizygotic twinning: insights into the genetic architecture of female fertility

2025

Journal Article

Genome-wide copy number variation association study in anorexia nervosa

Walker, Alicia, Karlsson, Robert, Szatkiewicz, Jin P., Thornton, Laura M., Yilmaz, Zeynep, Leppä, Virpi M., Savva, Androula, Lin, Tian, Sidorenko, Julia, McRae, Allan, Kirov, George, Davies, Helena L., Fundín, Bengt T., Chawner, Samuel J. R. A., Song, Jie, Borg, Stina, Wen, Jia, Watson, Hunna J., Munn-Chernoff, Melissa A., Baker, Jessica H., Gordon, Scott, Berrettini, Wade H., Brandt, Harry, Crawford, Steven, Halmi, Katherine A., Kaplan, Allan S., Kaye, Walter H., Mitchell, James, Strober, Michael ... Wray, Naomi R. (2025). Genome-wide copy number variation association study in anorexia nervosa. Molecular Psychiatry, 30 (5) 867, 2009-2016. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02811-2

Genome-wide copy number variation association study in anorexia nervosa