Archives by: Mohini Banerjee
Columbia Geneticists Find Routine Exome Sequencing Successful but Still Not First-line Choice
By Molika Ashford
June 25, 2014
GenomeWeb
After more than three years offering clinical whole exome sequencing for pediatric and adult patients suspected of having rare genetic ... Read more »
Attitudes of Genetics Professionals Toward the Return of Incidental Results from Exome and Whole-Genome Sequencing
By Joon-Ho Yuemail, Tanya M. Harrell, Seema M. Jamal, Holly K. Tabor, Michael J. Bamshad
June 2014
American Journal of Human Genetics
Abstract
Professional recommendations for the return ... Read more »
DNA Modification Study of Major Depressive Disorder: Beyond Locus-by-locus Comparisons
By Gabriel Oh, Sun-Chong Wang, Mrinal Pal et al.
July 1, 2014
Biological Psychiatry
Abstract
Background
Major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibits numerous clinical and molecular features that are ... Read more »
Prenatal Expression Patterns of Genes Associated With Neuropsychiatric Disorders
By Rebecca Birnbaum, M.D.; Andrew E. Jaffe, Ph.D.; Thomas M. Hyde, M.D., Ph.D.; Joel E. Kleinman, M.D., Ph.D.; Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D.
July 1, 2014
American ... Read more »
New strategy could uncover genes at the root of psychiatric illnesses
Science Daily
July 3, 2014
Understanding the basis of psychiatric disorders has been extremely challenging because there are many genetic variants that may increase risk but ... Read more »
Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics: From the Bench to the Clinic
By: Celeste M. Karch, Carlos Cruchaga, Alison M. Goate
Neuron Volume 83, Issue 1
July 2014
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease with a ... Read more »
Genetic Mutation May Lead to Autism Subtype
Scientific American
July 3, 2014
CHD8, a gene that regulates the structure of DNA, is the closest thing so far to an “autism gene”.
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Recent Advances in the Epidemiology and Genetics of Bipolar Disorder
Kathlees Ries Merikangas, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health
Genome TV
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Impact of Behavioral Genetic Evidence on the Adjudication of Criminal Behavior
2014
Paul Appelbaum and Nicholas Scurich. "Impact of Behavioral Genetic Evidence on the Adjudication of Criminal Behavior". J Am Acad Psychiatry Law (2014) 42:91-100.
Recent advances in behavioral genetics suggest a modest relationship among certain gene variants, early childhood experiences, and criminal behavior. Although scientific research examining this ... Read more »
Large-scale genomics unveils the genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders
By Jacob Gratten, Naomi R Wray, Matthew C Keller, & Peter M Visscher
Nature Neuroscience 17, 782–790 (2014)
Abstract
Family study results are consistent with genetic ... Read more »
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