Mahendra S. Rao

This study uses whole exome sequencing in families with multiple affected individuals to identify rare variants in genes associated with both Mendelian and complex neuropsychiatric syndromes.

The paper examines the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the age of onset of psychiatric diagnoses in individuals from families with multiple affected members.

The paper develops a database of coding variations from the Indian population to aid in understanding genotype-phenotype correlations and disease mechanisms.