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Reut Avinun

Duke UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3281-1268Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 6 Approach:statistical model· 6 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 4 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Genetic variants for head size share genes and pathways with cancer

Maria J. Knol, Raymond A. Poot, Tavia E. Evans, Claudia Liliana Satizábal, Aniket Mishra, Muralidharan Sargurupremraj, Sandra Van der Auwera, Marie‐Gabrielle Duperron, Xueqiu Jian, Isabel Charlotte Hostettler, Dianne H.K. van Dam-Nolen, Sander Lamballais, Mikołaj A. Pawlak, Cora Elizabeth Lewis, Amaia Carrión-Castillo, , Saud Alhusaini

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.

Cell Reports Medicine · May 1, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics

Cognitive ability, Socioeconomic Status, and Depressive Symptoms: A Gene-Environment-Trait Correlation

Reut Avinun

The paper investigates whether genetic correlations between cognitive ability and depressive symptoms are mediated by socioeconomic status, finding environmental mediation effects.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2020 · PreprintGenetics

Little Evidence for Associations Between the Big Five Personality Traits and Variability in Brain Gray or White Matter

Reut Avinun, Salomon Israel, Annchen R. Knodt, Ahmad R. Hariri

The paper tests associations between Big Five personality traits and brain structure variability in 1,107 students, finding only a weak and inconsistent link between conscientiousness and superior temporal gyrus surface area.

NeuroImage · Jun 27, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A Polygenic Score for Body Mass Index is Associated with Depressive Symptoms via Early Life Stress: Evidence for Gene-Environment Correlation

Reut Avinun, Ahmad R. Hariri

The paper finds that a BMI polygenic score is associated with higher depressive symptoms in adulthood through increased early life stress.

Journal of Psychiatric Research · Aug 16, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics

Genetic Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis is Associated with Increased Striatal Volume in Healthy Young Adults

Reut Avinun, Adam Nevo, Ahmad R. Hariri

The paper investigates whether genetic risk for rheumatoid arthritis is associated with brain morphology changes in healthy young adults before disease onset.

Scientific Reports · Jul 29, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A GWAS-Derived Polygenic Score for Interleukin-1β is Associated with Hippocampal Volume in Two Samples

Reut Avinun, Adam Nevo, Annchen R. Knodt, Maxwell L. Elliott, Ahmad R. Hariri

The paper associates a GWAS-derived polygenic score for IL-1β with hippocampal volume in two independent samples, showing a positive correlation.

Human Brain Mapping · May 22, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience