Search Results - "McIntosh, Andrew M."
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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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Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts
Published in British journal of psychiatry (01-06-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures are likely to have a marked effect on mental health. It is important to use longitudinal data to improve…”
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Genome-wide association study of multisite chronic pain in UK Biobank
Published in PLoS genetics (13-06-2019)“…Chronic pain is highly prevalent worldwide and represents a significant socioeconomic and public health burden. Several aspects of chronic pain, for example…”
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Sex Differences in the Adult Human Brain: Evidence from 5216 UK Biobank Participants
Published in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) (01-08-2018)“…Abstract Sex differences in the human brain are of interest for many reasons: for example, there are sex differences in the observed prevalence of psychiatric…”
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Cognitive Test Scores in UK Biobank: Data Reduction in 480,416 Participants and Longitudinal Stability in 20,346 Participants
Published in PloS one (25-04-2016)“…UK Biobank includes 502,649 middle- and older-aged adults from the general population who have undergone detailed phenotypic assessment. The majority of…”
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Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Two Population-Based Cohorts
Published in The American journal of psychiatry (01-02-2019)“…Objective:Alcohol use disorders are common conditions that have enormous social and economic consequences. Genome-wide association analyses were performed to…”
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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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Associations between vascular risk factors and brain MRI indices in UK Biobank
Published in European heart journal (21-07-2019)“…Abstract Aims Several factors are known to increase risk for cerebrovascular disease and dementia, but there is limited evidence on associations between…”
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Molecular Genetic Contributions to Social Deprivation and Household Income in UK Biobank
Published in Current biology (21-11-2016)“…Individuals with lower socio-economic status (SES) are at increased risk of physical and mental illnesses and tend to die at an earlier age [1–3]. Explanations…”
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Genomic analysis of family data reveals additional genetic effects on intelligence and personality
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-12-2018)“…Pedigree-based analyses of intelligence have reported that genetic differences account for 50–80% of the phenotypic variation. For personality traits these…”
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Genome-wide analysis identifies molecular systems and 149 genetic loci associated with income
Published in Nature communications (16-12-2019)“…Socioeconomic position (SEP) is a multi-dimensional construct reflecting (and influencing) multiple socio-cultural, physical, and environmental factors. In a…”
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Sex-stratified genome-wide association study of multisite chronic pain in UK Biobank
Published in PLoS genetics (08-04-2021)“…Chronic pain is highly prevalent worldwide and imparts a significant socioeconomic and public health burden. Factors influencing susceptibility to, and…”
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Improved precision of epigenetic clock estimates across tissues and its implication for biological ageing
Published in Genome medicine (23-08-2019)“…DNA methylation changes with age. Chronological age predictors built from DNA methylation are termed 'epigenetic clocks'. The deviation of predicted age from…”
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Epigenetic prediction of complex traits and death
Published in Genome Biology (27-09-2018)“…Genome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm) profiling has allowed for the development of molecular predictors for a multitude of traits and diseases. Such predictors…”
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Self-reported medication use validated through record linkage to national prescribing data
Published in Journal of clinical epidemiology (01-02-2018)“…Researchers need to be confident about the reliability of epidemiologic studies that quantify medication use through self-report. Some evidence suggests that…”
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An epigenetic predictor of death captures multi-modal measures of brain health
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-08-2021)“…Individuals of the same chronological age exhibit disparate rates of biological ageing. Consequently, a number of methodologies have been proposed to determine…”
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Identification of polymorphic and off-target probe binding sites on the Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip
Published in Genomics data (01-09-2016)“…Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation has now become a relatively inexpensive technique thanks to array-based methylation profiling technologies. The…”
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Subcortical volume and white matter integrity abnormalities in major depressive disorder: findings from UK Biobank imaging data
Published in Scientific reports (17-07-2017)“…Previous reports of altered grey and white matter structure in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have been inconsistent. Recent meta-analyses have, however,…”
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Blunted medial prefrontal cortico-limbic reward-related effective connectivity and depression
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-06-2020)“…Major depressive disorder is a leading cause of disability and significant mortality, yet mechanistic understanding remains limited. Over the past decade…”
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Epidemiology and Heritability of Major Depressive Disorder, Stratified by Age of Onset, Sex, and Illness Course in Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study (GS:SFHS)
Published in PloS one (16-11-2015)“…The heritability of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has been estimated at 37% based largely on twin studies that rely on contested assumptions. More recently,…”
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