Ragnheidur Fossdal
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Curran S, Bolton P, Rozsnyai K, Chiocchetti A, Klauck S, Duketis E, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet
. 2011 Jun;
156B(6):633-9.
PMID: 21656903
The Autism Genome Project (AGP) Consortium recently reported genome-wide significant association between autism and an intronic single nucleotide polymorphism marker, rs4141463, within the MACROD2 gene. In the present study we...
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Williams N, Zaharieva I, Martin A, Langley K, Mantripragada K, Fossdal R, et al.
Lancet
. 2010 Oct;
376(9750):1401-8.
PMID: 20888040
Background: Large, rare chromosomal deletions and duplications known as copy number variants (CNVs) have been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders similar to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We aimed to establish whether...
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Stefansson H, Ophoff R, Steinberg S, Andreassen O, Cichon S, Rujescu D, et al.
Nature
. 2009 Jul;
460(7256):744-7.
PMID: 19571808
Schizophrenia is a complex disorder, caused by both genetic and environmental factors and their interactions. Research on pathogenesis has traditionally focused on neurotransmitter systems in the brain, particularly those involving...
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Rujescu D, Ingason A, Cichon S, Pietilainen O, Barnes M, Toulopoulou T, et al.
Hum Mol Genet
. 2008 Oct;
18(5):988-96.
PMID: 18945720
Deletions within the neurexin 1 gene (NRXN1; 2p16.3) are associated with autism and have also been reported in two families with schizophrenia. We examined NRXN1, and the closely related NRXN2...
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Stefansson H, Rujescu D, Cichon S, Pietilainen O, Ingason A, Steinberg S, et al.
Nature
. 2008 Aug;
455(7210):232-6.
PMID: 18668039
Reduced fecundity, associated with severe mental disorders, places negative selection pressure on risk alleles and may explain, in part, why common variants have not been found that confer risk of...
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Emilsson V, Thorleifsson G, Zhang B, Leonardson A, Zink F, Zhu J, et al.
Nature
. 2008 Mar;
452(7186):423-8.
PMID: 18344981
Common human diseases result from the interplay of many genes and environmental factors. Therefore, a more integrative biology approach is needed to unravel the complexity and causes of such diseases....
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Weiss L, Shen Y, Korn J, Arking D, Miller D, Fossdal R, et al.
N Engl J Med
. 2008 Jan;
358(7):667-75.
PMID: 18184952
Background: Autism spectrum disorder is a heritable developmental disorder in which chromosomal abnormalities are thought to play a role. Methods: As a first component of a genomewide association study of...
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Fossdal R, Jonasson F, Kristjansdottir G, Kong A, Stefansson H, Gosh S, et al.
Hum Mol Genet
. 2004 Mar;
13(9):975-81.
PMID: 15016762
Sveinsson's chorioretinal atrophy (SCRA), also referred to as helicoid peripapillary chorioretinal degeneration or atrophia areata, is an autosomal dominant eye disease, characterized by symmetrical lesions radiating from the optic disc...
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Goertsches R, Villoslada P, Comabella M, Montalban X, Navarro A, de la Concha E, et al.
J Neuroimmunol
. 2003 Oct;
143(1-2):124-8.
PMID: 14575929
In order to identify the genomic regions that might confer susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Spanish population, we have performed a genome-wide screen for association in patients with...
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Silva B, Thorlacius T, Benediktsson K, Pereira C, Fossdal R, Jonsson H, et al.
J Neuroimmunol
. 2003 Oct;
143(1-2):116-9.
PMID: 14575927
Genetic factors are known to influence susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) but the genes involved are largely undefined. Here, we report an association study based on 200 patients and 200...