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Alastair G. Cardno

University of LeedsORCID 0000-0002-6136-5965Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Alexander L. RichardsiD· 1 shared Angelica RonaldiD· 1 shared Antonio F. PardiñasiD· 1 shared Arianna Di FlorioiD· 1 shared Daniel H. FreemaniD· 1 shared Frank DudbridgeiD· 1 shared Isabella R. WillcocksiD· 1 shared James WaltersiD· 1 shared

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Identifying and Characterising Common Genetic Differences in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Isabella R. Willcocks, Alexander L. Richards, Sophie E. Legge, Peter Holmans, Arianna Di Florio, Alastair G. Cardno, Michael C. O’Donovan, Michael John Owen, Antonio F. Pardiñas, James Walters

This study identifies genetic variants differentially associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder using CC-GWAS, finding 19 loci with divergent effects and biological themes related to neuronal function.

medRxiv · Jul 19, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genome-wide analysis of adolescent psychotic experiences shows genetic overlap with psychiatric disorders

Oliver Pain, Frank Dudbridge, Alastair G. Cardno, Daniel H. Freeman, Yi Lu, Sebastian Lundström, Paul Lichtenstein, Angelica Ronald

This study finds genetic overlap between adolescent psychotic experiences and schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression using polygenic risk scores and genome-wide association analyses.

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics · Mar 31, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics