Sandra Van der Auwera

The paper identifies contmeQTLs linking childhood adversity to epigenetic changes in immune cells, which are associated with disease risk and inflammatory profiles.

This paper identifies 58 genome-wide significant loci for major anxiety disorders using a large meta-analysis and highlights GABAergic signaling as a potential mechanism.

This study identifies 67 genetic loci associated with head size, finding strong overlaps with cancer pathways and genes, suggesting shared genetic mechanisms between head growth and cancer risk.

This study investigates the genetic and environmental factors influencing head motion during MRI, finding no significant single variants and no mediation by physiological or psychological factors.

This study identifies genetic loci associated with suicide attempts and shows shared genetic architecture with psychiatric disorders and non-psychiatric risk factors.

This paper shows that GWAS using minimal phenotyping for depression identifies non-specific genetic factors shared with other psychiatric conditions, not specific to major depressive disorder.

This study identifies 73 genome-wide significant loci for mood disorders, revealing shared and distinct genetic factors between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.

This study investigates whether genetic variation in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is associated with depression risk, finding no significant associations at a conservative threshold.

This study investigates the genetic and environmental links between major depressive disorder and traumatic experiences using UK Biobank data, finding shared genetic factors and distinct patterns in trauma-exposed individuals.

The paper identifies genetic associations with cortical surface area using PCA and GWAS, linking DAAM1 to visual cortex development through mitochondrial pathways and thalamocortical input.

This paper conducts a GWAS on suicide attempt across psychiatric disorders, identifying genetic loci and showing polygenic risk for major depression predicts suicide attempt in multiple disorders.