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2018

Journal Article

Common genetic variants contribute to risk of rare severe neurodevelopmental disorders

Niemi, Mari E. K., Martin, Hilary C., Rice, Daniel L., Gallone, Giuseppe, Gordon, Scott, Kelemen, Martin, McAloney, Kerrie, McRae, Jeremy, Radford, Elizabeth J., Yu, Sui, Gecz, Jozef, Martin, Nicholas G., Wright, Caroline F., Fitzpatrick, David R., Firth, Helen V., Hurles, Matthew E. and Barrett, Jeffrey C. (2018). Common genetic variants contribute to risk of rare severe neurodevelopmental disorders. Nature, 562 (7726), 268-271. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0566-4

Common genetic variants contribute to risk of rare severe neurodevelopmental disorders

2018

Journal Article

Applying polygenic risk scoring for psychiatric disorders to a large family with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder

de Jong, Simone, Abdalla Diniz, Mateus Jose, Saloma, Andiara, Gadelha, Ary, Santoro, Marcos L., Ota, Vanessa K., Noto, Cristiano, Curtis, Charlesg, Newhouse, Stephen J., Patel, Hamel, Hall, Lynsey S., O'Reilly, Paul F., Belangero, Sintia, Bressan, Rodrigo A., Breen, Gerome, Wray, Naomi R., Ripke, Stephan, Mattheisen, Manuel, Trzaskowski, Maciej, Byrne, Enda M., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Adams, Mark J., Agerbo, Esben, Air, Tracy M., Andlauer, Till F. M., Bacanu, Silviu-Alin, Baekvad-Hansen, Marie, Beekman, Aartjan T. F., Bigdeli, Tim B. ... Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Working Groups of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (2018). Applying polygenic risk scoring for psychiatric disorders to a large family with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Communications Biology, 1 (163) 163. doi: 10.1038/s42003-018-0155-y

Applying polygenic risk scoring for psychiatric disorders to a large family with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder

2018

Journal Article

Bivariate genome-wide association analysis strengthens the role of bitter receptor clusters on chromosomes 7 and 12 in human bitter taste

Hwang, Liang-Dar, Gharahkhani, Puya, Breslin, Paul A. S., Gordon, Scott D., Zhu, Gu, Martin, Nicholas G., Reed, Danielle R. and Wright, Margaret J. (2018). Bivariate genome-wide association analysis strengthens the role of bitter receptor clusters on chromosomes 7 and 12 in human bitter taste. BMC Genomics, 19 (678) 678, 678. doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-5058-2

Bivariate genome-wide association analysis strengthens the role of bitter receptor clusters on chromosomes 7 and 12 in human bitter taste

2018

Journal Article

Are there distinct cognitive types?

Loehlin, John C., Wright, Margaret J., Hansell, Narelle K. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2018). Are there distinct cognitive types?. Intelligence, 70, 7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2018.07.002

Are there distinct cognitive types?

2018

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study of intraocular pressure uncovers new pathways to glaucoma

MacGregor, Stuart, Ong, Jue-Sheng, An, Jiyuan, Han, Xikun, Zhou, Tiger, Siggs, Owen M., Law, Matthew H., Souzeau, Emmanuelle, Sharma, Shiwani, Lynn, David J., Beesley, Jonathan, Sheldrick, Bronwyn, Mills, Richard A., Landers, John, Ruddle, Jonathan B., Graham, Stuart L., Healey, Paul R., White, Andrew J. R., Casson, Robert J., Best, Stephen, Grigg, John R., Goldberg, Ivan, Powell, Joseph E., Whiteman, David C., Radford-Smith, Graham L., Martin, Nicholas G., Montgomery, Grant W., Burdon, Kathryn P., Mackey, David A. ... Hewitt, Alex W. (2018). Genome-wide association study of intraocular pressure uncovers new pathways to glaucoma. Nature Genetics, 50 (8), 1067-1071. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0176-y

Genome-wide association study of intraocular pressure uncovers new pathways to glaucoma

2018

Journal Article

The genetic relationship between psychological distress, somatic distress, affective disorders, and substance use in young Australian adults: a multivariate twin study

Chang, Lun-Hsien, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Medland, Sarah E., Gillespie, Nathan A., Hickie, Ian B., Parker, Richard and Martin, Nicholas G. (2018). The genetic relationship between psychological distress, somatic distress, affective disorders, and substance use in young Australian adults: a multivariate twin study. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 21 (5), 347-360. doi: 10.1017/thg.2018.33

The genetic relationship between psychological distress, somatic distress, affective disorders, and substance use in young Australian adults: a multivariate twin study

2018

Journal Article

Association of current and former smoking with body mass index: a study of smoking discordant twin pairs from 21 twin cohorts

Piirtola, Maarit, Jelenkovic, Aline, Latvala, Antti, Sund, Reijo, Honda, Chika, Inui, Fujio, Watanabe, Mikio, Tomizawa, Rie, Iwatani, Yoshinori, Ordoñana, Juan R., Sánchez-Romera, Juan F., Colodro-Conde, Lucia, Tarnoki, Adam D., Tarnoki, David L., Martin, Nicholas G., Montgomery, Grant W., Medland, Sarah E., Rasmussen, Finn, Tynelius, Per, Tan, Qihua, Zhang, Dongfeng, Pang, Zengchang, Rebato, Esther, Stazi, Maria A., Fagnani, Corrado, Brescianini, Sonia, Busjahn, Andreas, Harris, Jennifer R., Brandt, Ingunn ... Silventoinen, Karri (2018). Association of current and former smoking with body mass index: a study of smoking discordant twin pairs from 21 twin cohorts. PLoS One, 13 (7) e0200140, e0200140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200140

Association of current and former smoking with body mass index: a study of smoking discordant twin pairs from 21 twin cohorts

2018

Journal Article

The relationship between personality and somatic and psychological distress: a comparison of Chinese and Australian adolescents

Liu, Yangyang, Gillespie, Nathan A., Ye, Lin, Zhu, Gu, Duffy, David L. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2018). The relationship between personality and somatic and psychological distress: a comparison of Chinese and Australian adolescents. Behavior Genetics, 48 (4), 315-322. doi: 10.1007/s10519-018-9905-3

The relationship between personality and somatic and psychological distress: a comparison of Chinese and Australian adolescents

2018

Journal Article

A multivariate behavior genetic investigation of dual-systems models of alcohol involvement

Ellingson, Jarrod M., Slutske, Wendy S., Vergés, Alvaro, Littlefield, Andrew K., Statham, Dixie J. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2018). A multivariate behavior genetic investigation of dual-systems models of alcohol involvement. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 79 (4), 617-626. doi: 10.15288/JSAD.2018.79.617

A multivariate behavior genetic investigation of dual-systems models of alcohol involvement

2018

Journal Article

Genome-wide association analysis links multiple psychiatric liability genes to oscillatory brain activity

Smit, Dirk J. A., Wright, Margaret J., Meyers, Jacquelyn L., Martin, Nicholas G., Ho, Yvonne Y. W., Malone, Stephen M., Zhang, Jian, Burwell, Scott J., Chorlian, David B., de Geus, Eco J. C., Denys, Damiaan, Hansell, Narelle K., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, McGue, Matt, van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E. M., Jahanshad, Neda, Thompson, Paul M., Whelan, Christopher D., Medland, Sarah E., Porjesz, Bernice, Lacono, William G. and Boomsma, Dorret I. (2018). Genome-wide association analysis links multiple psychiatric liability genes to oscillatory brain activity. Human Brain Mapping, 39 (11), 4183-4195. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24238

Genome-wide association analysis links multiple psychiatric liability genes to oscillatory brain activity

2018

Journal Article

Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence

Savage, Jeanne E., Jansen, Philip R., Stringer, Sven, Watanabe, Kyoko, Bryois, Julien, de Leeuw, Christiaan A., Nagel, Mats, Awasthi, Swapnil, Barr, Peter B., Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Grasby, Katrina L., Hammerschlag, Anke R., Kaminski, Jakob A., Karlsson, Robert, Krapohl, Eva, Lam, Max, Nygaard, Marianne, Reynolds, Chandra A., Trampush, Joey W., Young, Hannah, Zabaneh, Delilah, Hägg, Sara, Hansell, Narelle K., Karlsson, Ida K., Linnarsson, Sten, Montgomery, Grant W., Muñoz-Manchado, Ana B., Quinlan, Erin B., Schumann, Gunter ... Posthuma, Danielle (2018). Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence. Nature Genetics, 50 (7), 912-919. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0152-6

Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence

2018

Journal Article

Cross-cultural comparison of genetic and cultural transmission of smoking initiation using an extended twin kinship model

Maes, Hermine H., Morley, Kate, Neale, Michael C., Kendler, Kenneth S., Heath, Andrew C., Eaves, Lindon J. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2018). Cross-cultural comparison of genetic and cultural transmission of smoking initiation using an extended twin kinship model. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 21 (3), 179-190. doi: 10.1017/thg.2018.22

Cross-cultural comparison of genetic and cultural transmission of smoking initiation using an extended twin kinship model

2018

Journal Article

Extended twin study of alcohol use in Virginia and Australia

Verhulst, Brad, Neale, Michael C., Eaves, Lindon J., Medland, Sarah E., Heath, Andrew C., Martin, Nicholas G. and Maes, Hermine H. (2018). Extended twin study of alcohol use in Virginia and Australia. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 21 (3), 163-178. doi: 10.1017/thg.2018.21

Extended twin study of alcohol use in Virginia and Australia

2018

Journal Article

Genome-wide survey of parent-of-origin effects on DNA methylation identifies candidate imprinted loci in humans

Cuellar Partida, Gabriel, Laurin, Charles, Ring, Susan M., Gaunt, Tom R., McRae, Allan, Visscher, Peter M., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Hemani, Gibran, Suderman, Matthew, Relton, Caroline L., Davey Smith, George and Evans, David M. (2018). Genome-wide survey of parent-of-origin effects on DNA methylation identifies candidate imprinted loci in humans. Human Molecular Genetics, 27 (16), 2927-2939. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddy206

Genome-wide survey of parent-of-origin effects on DNA methylation identifies candidate imprinted loci in humans

2018

Journal Article

Establishing a twin register: an invaluable resource for (behavior) genetic, epidemiological, biomarker, and ‘omics’ studies

Odintsova, Veronika V., Willemsen, Gonneke, Dolan, Conor V., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Martin, Nicholas G., Slagboom, P. Eline, Ordoñana, Juan R. and Boomsma, Dorret I. (2018). Establishing a twin register: an invaluable resource for (behavior) genetic, epidemiological, biomarker, and ‘omics’ studies. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 21 (3), 239-252. doi: 10.1017/thg.2018.23

Establishing a twin register: an invaluable resource for (behavior) genetic, epidemiological, biomarker, and ‘omics’ studies

2018

Journal Article

Childhood aggression and the co-occurrence of behavioural and emotional problems: results across ages 3-16 years from multiple raters in six cohorts in the EU-ACTION project

Bartels, Meike, Hendriks, Anne, Mauri, Matteo, Krapohl, Eva, Whipp, Alyce, Bolhuis, Koen, Conde, Lucia Colodro, Luningham, Justin, Fung Ip, Hill, Hagenbeek, Fiona, Roetman, Peter, Gatej, Raluca, Lamers, Audri, Nivard, Michel, van Dongen, Jenny, Lu, Yi, Middeldorp, Christel, van Beijsterveldt, Toos, Vermeiren, Robert, Hankemeijer, Thomas, Kluft, Cees, Medland, Sarah, Lundström, Sebastian, Rose, Richard, Pulkkinen, Lea, Vuoksimaa, Eero, Korhonen, Tellervo, Martin, Nicholas G., Lubke, Gitta ... Boomsma, Dorret I. (2018). Childhood aggression and the co-occurrence of behavioural and emotional problems: results across ages 3-16 years from multiple raters in six cohorts in the EU-ACTION project. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 27 (9), 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s00787-018-1169-1

Childhood aggression and the co-occurrence of behavioural and emotional problems: results across ages 3-16 years from multiple raters in six cohorts in the EU-ACTION project

2018

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study in 176,678 Europeans reveals genetic loci for tanning response to sun exposure

Visconti, Alessia, Duffy, David L., Liu, Fan, Zhu, Gu, Wu, Wenting, Chen, Yan, Hysi, Pirro G., Zeng, Changqing, Sanna, Marianna, Iles, Mark M., Kanetsky, Peter A., Demenais, Florence, Hamer, Merel A., Uitterlinden, Andre G., Ikram, M. Arfan, Nijsten, Tamar, Martin, Nicholas G., Kayser, Manfred, Spector, Tim D., Han, Jiali, Bataille, Veronique and Falchi, Mario (2018). Genome-wide association study in 176,678 Europeans reveals genetic loci for tanning response to sun exposure. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 1684. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04086-y

Genome-wide association study in 176,678 Europeans reveals genetic loci for tanning response to sun exposure

2018

Journal Article

Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

Wray, Naomi R., Ripke, Stephan, Mattheisen, Manuel, Trzaskowski, Maciej, Byrne, Enda M., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Adams, Mark J., Agerbo, Esben, Air, Tracy M., Andlauer, Till M. F., Bacanu, Silviu-Alin, Baekvad-Hansen, Marie, Beekman, Aartjan F. T., Bigdeli, Tim B., Binder, Elisabeth B., Blackwood, Douglas R. H., Bryois, Julien, Buttenschon, Henriette N., Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jonas, Cai, Na, Castelao, Enrique, Christensen, Jane Hvarregaard, Clarke, Toni-Kim, Coleman, Jonathan I. R., Colodro-Conde, Lucia, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Craddock, Nick, Crawford, Gregory E., Crowley, Cheynna A. ... Sullivan, Patrick F. (2018). Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression. Nature Genetics, 50 (5), 668-+. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0090-3

Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

2018

Journal Article

Testing associations between cannabis use and subcortical volumes in two large population-based samples

Gillespie, Nathan A., Neale, Michael C., Bates, Timothy C., Eyler, Lisa T., Fennema-Notestine, Christine, Vassileva, Jasmin, Lyons, Michael J., Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth C., McMahon, Katie L., Thompson, Paul M., de Zubicaray, Greig., Hickie, Ian B., McGrath, John J., Strike, Lachlan T., Rentería, Miguel E., Panizzon, Matthew S., Martin, Nicholas G., Franz, Carol E., Kremen, William S. and Wright, Margaret J. (2018). Testing associations between cannabis use and subcortical volumes in two large population-based samples. Addiction, 113 (9), 1661-1672. doi: 10.1111/add.14252

Testing associations between cannabis use and subcortical volumes in two large population-based samples

2018

Journal Article

Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies new loci explaining a substantial fraction of hair color variation and heritability

Hysi, Pirro G., Valdes, Ana M., Liu, Fan, Furlotte, Nicholas A., Evans, David M., Bataille, Veronique, Visconti, Alessia, Hemani, Gibran, McMahon, George, Ring, Susan M., Smith, George Davey, Duffy, David L., Zhu, Gu, Gordon, Scott D., Medland, Sarah E., Lin, Bochao D., Willemsen, Gonneke, Jan Hottenga, Jouke, Vuckovic, Dragana, Girotto, Giorgia, Gandin, Ilaria, Sala, Cinzia, Concas, Maria Pina, Brumat, Marco, Gasparini, Paolo, Toniolo, Daniela, Cocca, Massimiliano, Robino, Antonietta, Yazar, Seyhan ... Spector, Timothy D. (2018). Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies new loci explaining a substantial fraction of hair color variation and heritability. Nature Genetics, 50 (5), 652-656. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0100-5

Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies new loci explaining a substantial fraction of hair color variation and heritability