Genetic Epidemiology, Translational Neurogenomics, Psychiatric Genetics and Statistical Genetics Laboratories investigate the pattern of disease in families, particularly identical and non-identical twins, to assess the relative importance of genes and environment in a variety of important health problems.
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40791676
TITLE
Psychiatric disorders converge on common pathways but diverge in cellular context, spatial distribution, and directionality of genetic effects.
ABSTRACT
Psychiatric conditions share common genes, but mechanisms that differentiate diagnoses remain unclear. We present a multidimensional framework for functional analysis of rare copy number variants (CNVs) across 6 diagnostic categories, including schizophrenia (SCZ), autism (ASD), bipolar disorder (BD), depression (MDD), PTSD, and ADHD (N = 574,965). Using gene-set burden analysis (GSBA), we tested duplication (DUP) and deletion (DEL) burden across 2,645 functional gene sets defined by the intersections of pathways, cell types, and cortical regions. While diagnoses converge on shared pathways, mixed-effects modeling revealed divergence of pathway effects by cell type, brain region, and gene dosage. Factor analysis identified latent dimensions aligned with clinical axes. A primary factor (F1) captured reciprocal dose-dependent effects of DUP and DEL in SCZ reflecting positive and negative effects in excitatory versus inhibitory neurons and association versus sensory cortex. SCZ and ASD were both strongly aligned with F1 but with opposing directionalities. Orthogonal factors highlighted neuronal versus non-neuronal effects in mood disorders (F2) and differential spatial distributions of DEL effects in ADHD and MDD (F3). High-impact CNVs at 16p11.2 and 22q11.2 were enriched for combinations of cell-type-specific genes involved in pathways consistent with our broader findings. These results reveal molecular and cellular mechanisms that are broadly shared across psychiatric traits but differ between diagnostic categories in context and directionality.
DATE PUBLISHED
2025 Jul 16
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
medline 2025/08/12 11:16
pubmed 2025/08/12 11:15
entrez 2025/08/12 05:15
pmc-release 2025/08/11
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Engchuan W Engchuan Worrawat W
Shanta O Shanta Omar O
Kumar K Kumar Kuldeep K
MacDonald JR MacDonald Jeffrey R JR
Thiruvahindrapuram B Thiruvahindrapuram Bhooma B
Hamdan O Hamdan Omar O
Klein M Klein Marieke M
Maihofer A Maihofer Adam A
Guevara J Guevara James J
Hong O Hong Oanh O
Huguet G Huguet Guillaume G
Sacks M Sacks Molly M
Ahangari M Ahangari Mohammad M
Feitosa RMMW Feitosa Rayssa M M W RMMW
Han K Han Kara K
Mendes M Mendes Marla M
Zhou X Zhou Xiaopu X
Bautista NX Bautista Nelson X NX
Pellecchia G Pellecchia Giovanna G
Wang Z Wang Zhouzhi Z
Merico D Merico Daniele D
Yuen RKC Yuen Ryan K C RKC
Trost B Trost Brett B
Sønderby I Sønderby Ida I
Adams MJ Adams Mark J MJ
Adolfsson R Adolfsson Rolf R
Agartz I Agartz Ingrid I
Aiello AE Aiello Allison E AE
Alda M Alda Martin M
Allardyce J Allardyce Judith J
Amstadter AB Amstadter Ananda B AB
Andlauer TFM Andlauer Till F M TFM
Andreassen OA Andreassen Ole A OA
Artigas MS Artigas María S MS
Austin SB Austin S Bryn SB
Ayub M Ayub Muhammad M
Baker DG Baker Dewleen G DG
Bass N Bass Nick N
Baune BT Baune Bernhard T BT
Bayas M Bayas Maximilian M
Berger K Berger Klaus K
Biernacka JM Biernacka Joanna M JM
Bigdeli T Bigdeli Tim T
Bisson JI Bisson Jonathan I JI
Blackwood D Blackwood Douglas D
Boks M Boks Marco M
Braff D Braff David D
Bramon E Bramon Elvira E
Breen G Breen Gerome G
Brueckl T Brueckl Tanja T
Bryant RA Bryant Richard A RA
Bulik CM Bulik Cynthia M CM
Buxbaum J Buxbaum Joseph J
Cairns MJ Cairns Murray J MJ
Caldas-de-Almeida JM Caldas-de-Almeida Jose M JM
Campbell M Campbell Megan M
Campion D Campion Dominique D
Carr VJ Carr Vaughan J VJ
Castelao E Castelao Enrique E
Chaumette B Chaumette Boris B
Cichon S Cichon Sven S
Cohen D Cohen David D
Corvin A Corvin Aiden A
Craddock N Craddock Nicholas N
Crosbie J Crosbie Jennifer J
Czamara D Czamara Darrina D
Dannlowski U Dannlowski Udo U
Degenhardt F Degenhardt Franziska F
Delahanty DL Delahanty Douglas L DL
Dempfle A Dempfle Astrid A
Desachy G Desachy Guillaume G
Di Florio A Di Florio Arianna A
Dickerson FB Dickerson Faith B FB
Djurovic S Djurovic Srdjan S
Domschke K Domschke Katharina K
Douglas L Douglas Lisa L
Drange OK Drange Ole K OK
Duncan LE Duncan Laramie E LE
Edenberg HJ Edenberg Howard J HJ
Esko T Esko Tonu T
Faraone S Faraone Steve S
Feeny NC Feeny Norah C NC
Forstner AJ Forstner Andreas J AJ
Franke B Franke Barbara B
Frye M Frye Mark M
Fu DJ Fu Dong-Jing DJ
Fullerton JM Fullerton Janice M JM
Gareeva A Gareeva Anna A
Garvert L Garvert Linda L
Gatt JM Gatt Justine M JM
Gejman P Gejman Pablo P
Geschwind DH Geschwind Daniel H DH
Giegling I Giegling Ina I
Glatt SJ Glatt Stephen J SJ
Glessner J Glessner Joe J
Goes FS Goes Fernando S FS
Gordon-Smith K Gordon-Smith Katherine K
Grabe H Grabe Hans H
Green MJ Green Melissa J MJ
Green MF Green Michael F MF
Greenwood T Greenwood Tiffany T
Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M Grigoroiu-Serbanescu Maria M
Gur RE Gur Raquel E RE
Gur RC Gur Ruben C RC
Guzman-Parra J Guzman-Parra Jose J
Haavik J Haavik Jan J
Hahn T Hahn Tim T
Hakonarson H Hakonarson Hakon H
Hallmayer J Hallmayer Joachim J
Hamshere ML Hamshere Marian L ML
Hartmann AM Hartmann Annette M AM
Hassan A Hassan Arsalan A
Hayward C Hayward Caroline C
Hebebrand J Hebebrand Johannes J
Hemmings SMJ Hemmings Sian M J SMJ
Herms S Herms Stefan S
Herrera-Rivero M Herrera-Rivero Marisol M
Hinney A Hinney Anke A
Homuth G Homuth Georg G
Ingason A Ingason Andrés A
Ito LT Ito Lucas T LT
Iwata N Iwata Nakao N
Jones I Jones Ian I
Jones LA Jones Lisa A LA
Jonsson L Jonsson Lina L
Jönsson EG Jönsson Erik G EG
Kahn RS Kahn René S RS
Karlsson R Karlsson Robert R
Kaufman ML Kaufman Milissa L ML
Kelsoe JR Kelsoe John R JR
Kennedy JL Kennedy James L JL
King A King Anthony A
Kircher T Kircher Tilo T
Kirov G Kirov George G
Knappskog P Knappskog Per P
Knowles JA Knowles James A JA
Kobayashi N Kobayashi Nene N
Koenen KC Koenen Karestan C KC
Konte B Konte Bettina B
Korgaonkar M Korgaonkar Mayuresh M
Kowalec K Kowalec Kaarina K
Krebs MO Krebs Marie-Odile MO
Landén M Landén Mikael M
Laurent-Levinson C Laurent-Levinson Claudine C
Lebois LA Lebois Lauren A LA
Levinson D Levinson Doug D
Lewis C Lewis Cathryn C
Li Q Li Qingqin Q
Liberzon I Liberzon Israel I
Light G Light Greg G
Loo SK Loo Sandra K SK
Lu Y Lu Yi Y
Lucae S Lucae Susanne S
Marmar C Marmar Charles C
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG
Mayoral F Mayoral Fermin F
McIntosh AM McIntosh Andrew M AM
McLaughlin KA McLaughlin Katie A KA
McLean SA McLean Samuel A SA
McQuillin A McQuillin Andrew A
Medland SE Medland Sarah E SE
Meyer-Lindenberg A Meyer-Lindenberg Andreas A
Milanova V Milanova Vihra V
Mitchell PB Mitchell Philip B PB
Molina E Molina Esther E
Mowry B Mowry Bryan B
Muller-Myhsok B Muller-Myhsok Bertram B
Mullins N Mullins Niamh N
Murray R Murray Robin R
Nöthen MM Nöthen Markus M MM
Nurnberger JI Nurnberger John I JI
O'Connell KS O'Connell Kevin S KS
Ophoff RA Ophoff Roel A RA
Orcutt HK Orcutt Holly K HK
Owen MJ Owen Michael J MJ
Palotie A Palotie Aarno A
Pato C Pato Carlos C
Pato M Pato Michele M
Pawlak J Pawlak Joanna J
Peters T Peters Triinu T
Petryshen TL Petryshen Tracey L TL
Pistis G Pistis Giorgio G
Potash JB Potash James B JB
Powell J Powell John J
Preisig M Preisig Martin M
Quested D Quested Digby D
Ramos-Quiroga JA Ramos-Quiroga Josep A JA
Reif A Reif Andreas A
Ressler KJ Ressler Kerry J KJ
Ribasés M Ribasés Marta M
Rietschel M Rietschel Marcella M
Risbrough VB Risbrough Victoria B VB
Rivera M Rivera Margarita M
Rothbaum AO Rothbaum Alex O AO
Rothbaum BO Rothbaum Barbara O BO
Rujescu D Rujescu Dan D
Saito T Saito Takeo T
Sanders AR Sanders Alan R AR
Schachar RJ Schachar Russell J RJ
Schofield PR Schofield Peter R PR
Schulte EC Schulte Eva C EC
Schulze TG Schulze Thomas G TG
Scott LJ Scott Laura J LJ
Seedat S Seedat Soraya S
Sheerin C Sheerin Christina C
Shi J Shi Jianxin J
Sklar P Sklar Pamela P
Smalley S Smalley Susan S
Smeland OB Smeland Olav B OB
Smoller JW Smoller Jordan W JW
Sonuga-Barke E Sonuga-Barke Edmund E
St Clair D St Clair David D
Steen NE Steen Nils Eiel NE
Stein D Stein Dan D
Stein F Stein Frederike F
Stein MB Stein Murray B MB
Streit F Streit Fabian F
Swerdlow N Swerdlow Neal N
Thibaut F Thibaut Florence F
Thygesen JH Thygesen Johan H JH
Timerbulatov I Timerbulatov Ilgiz I
Toma C Toma Claudio C
Trapido E Trapido Edward E
Tremblay M Tremblay Micheline M
Tsuang MT Tsuang Ming T MT
Uddin M Uddin Monica M
Vawter MP Vawter Marquis P MP
Vincent JB Vincent John B JB
Völzke H Völzke Henry H
Walters JT Walters James T JT
Weickert CS Weickert Cynthia S CS
Weiss LA Weiss Lauren A LA
Weissman MM Weissman Myrna M MM
Werge T Werge Thomas T
Witt SH Witt Stephanie H SH
Xavier M Xavier Miguel M
Yolken R Yolken Robert R
Young RM Young Ross M RM
Zayats T Zayats Tetyana T
Zoellner LA Zoellner Lori A LA
AGP Consortium
PEIC Psychosis Endophenotypes International Consortium
ADHD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
Autism Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
PTSD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
CNV Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
Kendall K Kendall Kimberley K
Riley B Riley Brien B
Wray NR Wray Naomi R NR
O'Donovan MC O'Donovan Michael C MC
Sullivan PF Sullivan Patrick F PF
Sanchez-Roige S Sanchez-Roige Sandra S
Nievergelt CM Nievergelt Caroline M CM
Jacquemont S Jacquemont Sébastien S
Scherer SW Scherer Stephen W SW
Sebat J Sebat Jonathan J
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TITLE: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
ISOABBREVIATION: medRxiv
YEAR: 2025
MONTH: Jul
DAY: 16
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MEDLINETA: medRxiv
COUNTRY: United States
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