Search Results - "Cathryn Lewis, M."
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Polygenic risk scores: from research tools to clinical instruments
Published in Genome medicine (18-05-2020)“…Genome-wide association studies have shown unequivocally that common complex disorders have a polygenic genetic architecture and have enabled researchers to…”
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PRSice: Polygenic Risk Score software
Published in Bioinformatics (01-05-2015)“…A polygenic risk score (PRS) is a sum of trait-associated alleles across many genetic loci, typically weighted by effect sizes estimated from a genome-wide…”
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Prospects for using risk scores in polygenic medicine
Published in Genome medicine (13-11-2017)“…Genome-wide association studies have made strides in identifying common variation associated with disease. The modest effect sizes preclude risk prediction…”
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Cross-classification between self-rated health and health status: longitudinal analyses of all-cause mortality and leading causes of death in the UK
Published in Scientific reports (10-01-2022)“…Risk stratification is an important public health priority that is central to clinical decision making and resource allocation. The aim of this study was to…”
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Uncovering the Genetic Architecture of Major Depression
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (03-04-2019)“…There have been several recent studies addressing the genetic architecture of depression. This review serves to take stock of what is known now about the…”
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Evaluation of polygenic prediction methodology within a reference-standardized framework
Published in PLoS genetics (04-05-2021)“…The predictive utility of polygenic scores is increasing, and many polygenic scoring methods are available, but it is unclear which method performs best. This…”
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Genome-wide association study of MRI markers of cerebral small vessel disease in 42,310 participants
Published in Nature communications (01-05-2020)“…Cerebral small vessel disease is a major cause of stroke and dementia, but its genetic basis is incompletely understood. We perform a genetic study of three…”
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Exploring health in the UK Biobank: associations with sociodemographic characteristics, psychosocial factors, lifestyle and environmental exposures
Published in BMC medicine (11-10-2021)“…A greater understanding of the factors that are associated with favourable health may help increase longevity and healthy life expectancy. We examined…”
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A bidirectional relationship between depression and the autoimmune disorders - New perspectives from the National Child Development Study
Published in PloS one (06-03-2017)“…Depression and the autoimmune disorders are comorbid-the two classes of disorders overlap in the same individuals at a higher frequency than chance. The immune…”
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Genetic basis of lacunar stroke: a pooled analysis of individual patient data and genome-wide association studies
Published in Lancet neurology (01-05-2021)“…The genetic basis of lacunar stroke is poorly understood, with a single locus on 16q24 identified to date. We sought to identify novel associations and provide…”
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Association analysis in over 329,000 individuals identifies 116 independent variants influencing neuroticism
Published in Nature genetics (01-01-2018)“…Neuroticism is a relatively stable personality trait characterized by negative emotionality (for example, worry and guilt) 1 ; heritability estimated from twin…”
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Genetic and clinical characteristics of treatment-resistant depression using primary care records in two UK cohorts
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-07-2021)“…Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a major contributor to the disability caused by major depressive disorder (MDD). Primary care electronic health records…”
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Examining the association between family status and depression in the UK Biobank
Published in Journal of affective disorders (15-01-2021)“…•Living with a spouse or partner was associated with reduced odds of lifetime depression.•No evidence of an association between having two children and…”
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Contribution of Common Genetic Variants to Antidepressant Response
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (01-04-2013)“…Background Pharmacogenetic studies aiming to personalize the treatment of depression are based on the assumption that response to antidepressants is a…”
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Expression quantitative trait loci in the developing human brain and their enrichment in neuropsychiatric disorders
Published in Genome Biology (12-11-2018)“…Genetic influences on gene expression in the human fetal brain plausibly impact upon a variety of postnatal brain-related traits, including susceptibility to…”
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Systematic Mendelian randomization using the human plasma proteome to discover potential therapeutic targets for stroke
Published in Nature communications (17-10-2022)“…Stroke is the second leading cause of death with substantial unmet therapeutic needs. To identify potential stroke therapeutic targets, we estimate the causal…”
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Comorbid medical illness in bipolar disorder
Published in British journal of psychiatry (01-12-2014)“…Individuals with a mental health disorder appear to be at increased risk of medical illness. To examine rates of medical illnesses in patients with bipolar…”
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Ancestry-aligned polygenic scores combined with conventional risk factors improve prediction of cardiometabolic outcomes in African populations
Published in Genome medicine (26-08-2024)“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a major health concern in Africa. Improved identification and treatment of high-risk individuals can reduce adverse health…”
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Combining clinical variables to optimize prediction of antidepressant treatment outcomes
Published in Journal of psychiatric research (01-07-2016)“…Abstract The outcome of treatment with antidepressants varies markedly across people with the same diagnosis. A clinically significant prediction of outcomes…”
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Impute.me: An Open-Source, Non-profit Tool for Using Data From Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing to Calculate and Interpret Polygenic Risk Scores
Published in Frontiers in genetics (30-06-2020)“…To date, interpretation of genomic information has focused on single variants conferring disease risk, but most disorders of major public concern have a…”
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