2024
What Next for Eating Disorder Genetics? Replacing Myths With Facts to Sharpen Our Understanding
Huckins L, Signer R, Johnson J, Wu Y, Mitchell K, Bulik C. What Next for Eating Disorder Genetics? Replacing Myths With Facts to Sharpen Our Understanding. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2024, 22: 418-429. PMID: 38988461, PMCID: PMC11231467, DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.24022014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShared Genetic Architecture Between Schizophrenia and Anorexia Nervosa: A Cross-trait Genome-Wide Analysis
Lu Z, Ploner A, Birgegård A, Adan R, Alfredsson L, Ando T, Andreassen O, Baker J, Bergen A, Berrettini W, Birgegård A, Boden J, Boehm I, Perica V, Brandt H, Breen G, Bryois J, Buehren K, Bulik C, Burghardt R, Cassina M, Cichon S, Coleman J, Cone R, Courtet P, Crawford S, Crow S, Crowley J, Danner U, Davis O, de Zwaan M, Dedoussis G, DeSocio J, Dick D, Dikeos D, Dina C, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Docampo E, Duncan L, Egberts K, Ehrlich S, Escaramís G, Esko T, Estivill X, Farmer A, Favaro A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fischer K, Föcker M, Foretova L, Forstner A, Forzan M, Franklin C, Gallinger S, Giegling I, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Gonidakis F, Gordon S, Gorwood P, Mayora M, Grove J, Guillaume S, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Halmi K, Hanscombe K, Hatzikotoulas K, Hauser J, Hebebrand J, Helder S, Herms S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Herzog W, Hinney A, Horwood L, Hübel C, Huckins L, Hudson J, Imgart H, Inoko H, Janout V, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Jordan J, Julià A, Kalsi G, Kaminská D, Kaplan A, Kaprio J, Karhunen L, Karwautz A, Kas M, Kaye W, Kennedy J, Kennedy M, Keski-Rahkonen A, Kiezebrink K, Kim Y, Klareskog L, Klump K, Landén M, Larsen J, Le Hellard S, Leppä V, Li D, Lichtenstein P, Lilenfeld L, Lin B, Lissowska J, Luykx J, Maj M, Marsal S, Martin N, Mattheisen M, Mattingsdal M, Medland S, Metspalu A, Meulenbelt I, Micali N, Mitchell K, Mitchell J, Monteleone A, Monteleone P, Mortensen P, Munn-Chernoff M, Nacmias B, Navratilova M, Ntalla I, Olsen C, Ophoff R, Padyukov L, Pantel J, Papezova H, Parker R, Pearson J, Pedersen N, Petersen L, Pinto D, Purves K, Raevuori A, Ramoz N, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ricca V, Ripatti S, Ripke S, Ritschel F, Roberts M, Rujescu D, Rybakowski F, Santonastaso P, Scherag A, Scherer S, Schmidt U, Schork N, Schosser A, Seitz J, Slachtova L, Slagboom P, Landt M, Slopien A, Sorbi S, Strober M, Sullivan P, Świątkowska B, Szatkiewicz J, Tenconi E, Thornton L, Tortorella A, Treasure J, Tsitsika A, Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor M, van Elburg A, van Furth E, Wade T, Wagner G, Watson H, Werge T, Whiteman D, Widen E, Woodside D, Yao S, Yilmaz Z, Zeggini E, Zerwas S, Zipfel S, Breen G, Bulik C, Bulik C, Bergen S. Shared Genetic Architecture Between Schizophrenia and Anorexia Nervosa: A Cross-trait Genome-Wide Analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, 50: 1255-1265. PMID: 38848516, PMCID: PMC11349005, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic overlapConditional/conjunctional false discovery rateGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide analysisConcordant effect directionsProportion of variantsNovel lociFalse discovery rateFunctional annotationGenetic architectureGenetic enrichmentAssociation studiesMultiple genesSynapse organizationMendelian randomization analysisGenetic associationCo-aggregationLociGenetic componentGenetic etiologyAnorexia nervosaFamilial co-aggregationDiscovery rateGenetic factorsRandomization analysisDissecting the biology of feeding and eating disorders
Huckins L, Brennand K, Bulik C. Dissecting the biology of feeding and eating disorders. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2024, 30: 380-391. PMID: 38431502, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2024.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesVariants to genesGenes to pathwaysSignificant lociFunctional genomicsAssociation studiesGenetic relationshipsIntestinal microbiotaGenetic researchGenomeGenetic correlationsGenesMetabolic contributorsAnorexia nervosaEating disordersPathwayBiologyMetabolic outcomesRisk factorsLociMicrobiotaPhenomicsLethal illnessTraitsFeeding
2022
Exploring the clinical and genetic associations of adult weight trajectories using electronic health records in a racially diverse biobank: a phenome-wide and polygenic risk study
Xu J, Johnson JS, Signer R, Consortium E, Birgegård A, Jordan J, Kennedy MA, Landén M, Maguire SL, Martin NG, Mortensen PB, Petersen LV, Thornton LM, Bulik CM, Huckins LM. Exploring the clinical and genetic associations of adult weight trajectories using electronic health records in a racially diverse biobank: a phenome-wide and polygenic risk study. The Lancet Digital Health 2022, 4: e604-e614. PMID: 35780037, PMCID: PMC9612590, DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(22)00099-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsPolygenic risk scoresWeight trajectoriesDepression polygenic risk scoresObesity polygenic risk scoresHealth recordsWeight changeUK BiobankIndividual health statusLower disease riskGenetic associationPatient populationUS National InstitutesWeight managementStable weightRisk scoreHealthy populationHealth statusAnorexia nervosaBioMe BiobankDisease riskDisorder diagnosisMental healthWeight lossPhenome-wide association study
2019
Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa
Watson H, Yilmaz Z, Thornton L, Hübel C, Coleman J, Gaspar H, Bryois J, Hinney A, Leppä V, Mattheisen M, Medland S, Ripke S, Yao S, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Hanscombe K, Purves K, Adan R, Alfredsson L, Ando T, Andreassen O, Baker J, Berrettini W, Boehm I, Boni C, Perica V, Buehren K, Burghardt R, Cassina M, Cichon S, Clementi M, Cone R, Courtet P, Crow S, Crowley J, Danner U, Davis O, de Zwaan M, Dedoussis G, Degortes D, DeSocio J, Dick D, Dikeos D, Dina C, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Docampo E, Duncan L, Egberts K, Ehrlich S, Escaramís G, Esko T, Estivill X, Farmer A, Favaro A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter M, Fischer K, Föcker M, Foretova L, Forstner A, Forzan M, Franklin C, Gallinger S, Giegling I, Giuranna J, Gonidakis F, Gorwood P, Mayora M, Guillaume S, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Hatzikotoulas K, Hauser J, Hebebrand J, Helder S, Herms S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Herzog W, Huckins L, Hudson J, Imgart H, Inoko H, Janout V, Jiménez-Murcia S, Julià A, Kalsi G, Kaminská D, Kaprio J, Karhunen L, Karwautz A, Kas M, Kennedy J, Keski-Rahkonen A, Kiezebrink K, Kim Y, Klareskog L, Klump K, Knudsen G, La Via M, Le Hellard S, Levitan R, Li D, Lilenfeld L, Lin B, Lissowska J, Luykx J, Magistretti P, Maj M, Mannik K, Marsal S, Marshall C, Mattingsdal M, McDevitt S, McGuffin P, Metspalu A, Meulenbelt I, Micali N, Mitchell K, Monteleone A, Monteleone P, Munn-Chernoff M, Nacmias B, Navratilova M, Ntalla I, O’Toole J, Ophoff R, Padyukov L, Palotie A, Pantel J, Papezova H, Pinto D, Rabionet R, Raevuori A, Ramoz N, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ricca V, Ripatti S, Ritschel F, Roberts M, Rotondo A, Rujescu D, Rybakowski F, Santonastaso P, Scherag A, Scherer S, Schmidt U, Schork N, Schosser A, Seitz J, Slachtova L, Slagboom P, Slof-Op ‘t Landt M, Slopien A, Sorbi S, Świątkowska B, Szatkiewicz J, Tachmazidou I, Tenconi E, Tortorella A, Tozzi F, Treasure J, Tsitsika A, Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor M, Tziouvas K, van Elburg A, van Furth E, Wagner G, Walton E, Widen E, Zeggini E, Zerwas S, Zipfel S, Bergen A, Boden J, Brandt H, Crawford S, Halmi K, Horwood L, Johnson C, Kaplan A, Kaye W, Mitchell J, Olsen C, Pearson J, Pedersen N, Strober M, Werge T, Whiteman D, Woodside D, Stuber G, Gordon S, Grove J, Henders A, Juréus A, Kirk K, Larsen J, Parker R, Petersen L, Jordan J, Kennedy M, Montgomery G, Wade T, Birgegård A, Lichtenstein P, Norring C, Landén M, Martin N, Mortensen P, Sullivan P, Breen G, Bulik C. Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 1207-1214. PMID: 31308545, PMCID: PMC6779477, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTwin-based heritability estimatesEating Disorders Working GroupPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumAnorexia nervosaBody-mass indexSignificant lociGenetic architectureRisk lociGenetics InitiativeGenomics ConsortiumLow body-mass indexMetabo-psychiatric disorderGenetic correlationsMetabolic componentsLociCases of anorexia nervosaPhysical activityAnthropometric traitsPsychiatric disordersHeritability estimatesAnorexia Nervosa Genetics InitiativeNervosaImprove outcomesAssociations Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Various Eating Disorders: A Swedish Nationwide Population Study Using Multiple Genetically Informative Approaches
Yao S, Kuja-Halkola R, Martin J, Lu Y, Lichtenstein P, Norring C, Birgegård A, Yilmaz Z, Hübel C, Watson H, Baker J, Almqvist C, Consortium E, Adan R, Ando T, Baker J, Bergen A, Berrettini W, Birgegård A, Boni C, Perica V, Brandt H, Burghardt R, Cassina M, Cesta C, Clementi M, Coleman J, Cone R, Courtet P, Crawford S, Crow S, Crowley J, Danner U, Davis O, de Zwaan M, Dedoussis G, Degortes D, DeSocio J, Dick D, Dikeos D, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Docampo E, Egberts K, Ehrlich S, Escaramís G, Esko T, Estivill X, Favaro A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter M, Finan C, Fischer K, Föcker M, Foretova L, Forzan M, Franklin C, Gaspar H, Gonidakis F, Gorwood P, Gratacos M, Guillaume S, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Halmi K, Hatzikotoulas K, Hauser J, Hebebrand J, Helder S, Hendriks J, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Herzog W, Hilliard C, Hinney A, Huckins L, Hudson J, Huemer J, Imgart H, Inoko H, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Jordan J, Juréus A, Kalsi G, Kaminska D, Kaplan A, Kaprio J, Karhunen L, Karwautz A, Kas M, Kaye W, Kennedy J, Kennedy M, Keski-Rahkonen A, Kiezebrink K, Kim Y, Klump K, Knudsen G, Koeleman B, Koubek D, La Via M, Landén M, Levitan R, Li D, Lichtenstein P, Lilenfeld L, Lissowska J, Magistretti P, Maj M, Mannik K, Martin N, McDevitt S, McGuffin P, Merl E, Metspalu A, Meulenbelt I, Micali N, Mitchell J, Mitchell K, Monteleone P, Monteleone A, Mortensen P, Munn-Chernoff M, Nacmias B, Nilsson I, Norring C, Ntalla I, O’Toole J, Pantel J, Papezova H, Parker R, Rabionet R, Raevuori A, Rajewski A, Ramoz N, Rayner N, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ricca V, Ripke S, Ritschel F, Roberts M, Rotondo A, Rybakowski F, Santonastaso P, Scherag A, Schmidt U, Schork N, Schosser A, Seitz J, Slachtova L, Slagboom P, Landt M, Slopien A, Smith T, Sorbi S, Strengman E, Strober M, Sullivan P, Szatkiewicz J, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Tachmazidou I, Tenconi E, Thornton L, Tortorella A, Tozzi F, Treasure J, Tsitsika A, Tziouvas K, van Elburg A, van Furth E, Wade T, Wagner G, Walton E, Watson H, Woodside D, Yao S, Yilmaz Z, Zeggini E, Zerwas S, Zipfel S, Alfredsson L, Andreassen O, Aschauer H, Barrett J, Bencko V, Carlberg L, Cichon S, Cohen-Woods S, Dina C, Ding B, Espeseth T, Floyd J, Gallinger S, Gambaro G, Giegling I, Herms S, Janout V, Julià A, Klareskog L, Le Hellard S, Leboyer M, Lundervold A, Marsal S, Mattingsdal M, Navratilova M, Ophoff R, Palotie A, Pinto D, Ripatti S, Rujescu D, Scherer S, Scott L, Sladek R, Soranzo N, Southam L, Steen V, Wichmann H, Widen E, Breen G, Bulik C, Thornton L, Magnusson P, Bulik C, Larsson H. Associations Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Various Eating Disorders: A Swedish Nationwide Population Study Using Multiple Genetically Informative Approaches. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 86: 577-586. PMID: 31301758, PMCID: PMC6776821, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic risk scoresAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder polygenic risk scoresAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderQuantitative genetic modelRisk scoreGenetic associationGenetic correlationsEating disordersRegister-based informationAnorexia nervosaPopulation-based sampleGenetic modelsDegree of relatednessGenetically informed approachesAttention-deficit/hyperactivityNationwide population studyMaternal half-sistersCorrelates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderFull-sistersAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomsFamilial coaggregationNationwide populationGenetically informative designsShared etiologySubscales Drive
2014
A genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa
Boraska V, Franklin C, Floyd J, Thornton L, Huckins L, Southam L, Rayner N, Tachmazidou I, Klump K, Treasure J, Lewis C, Schmidt U, Tozzi F, Kiezebrink K, Hebebrand J, Gorwood P, Adan R, Kas M, Favaro A, Santonastaso P, Fernández-Aranda F, Gratacos M, Rybakowski F, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Kaprio J, Keski-Rahkonen A, Raevuori A, Van Furth E, Slof-Op 't Landt M, Hudson J, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Knudsen G, Monteleone P, Kaplan A, Karwautz A, Hakonarson H, Berrettini W, Guo Y, Li D, Schork N, Komaki G, Ando T, Inoko H, Esko T, Fischer K, Männik K, Metspalu A, Baker J, Cone R, Dackor J, DeSocio J, Hilliard C, O'Toole J, Pantel J, Szatkiewicz J, Taico C, Zerwas S, Trace S, Davis O, Helder S, Bühren K, Burghardt R, de Zwaan M, Egberts K, Ehrlich S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Herzog W, Imgart H, Scherag A, Scherag S, Zipfel S, Boni C, Ramoz N, Versini A, Brandys M, Danner U, de Kovel C, Hendriks J, Koeleman B, Ophoff R, Strengman E, van Elburg A, Bruson A, Clementi M, Degortes D, Forzan M, Tenconi E, Docampo E, Escaramís G, Jiménez-Murcia S, Lissowska J, Rajewski A, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Slopien A, Hauser J, Karhunen L, Meulenbelt I, Slagboom P, Tortorella A, Maj M, Dedoussis G, Dikeos D, Gonidakis F, Tziouvas K, Tsitsika A, Papezova H, Slachtova L, Martaskova D, Kennedy J, Levitan R, Yilmaz Z, Huemer J, Koubek D, Merl E, Wagner G, Lichtenstein P, Breen G, Cohen-Woods S, Farmer A, McGuffin P, Cichon S, Giegling I, Herms S, Rujescu D, Schreiber S, Wichmann H, Dina C, Sladek R, Gambaro G, Soranzo N, Julia A, Marsal S, Rabionet R, Gaborieau V, Dick D, Palotie A, Ripatti S, Widén E, Andreassen O, Espeseth T, Lundervold A, Reinvang I, Steen V, Le Hellard S, Mattingsdal M, Ntalla I, Bencko V, Foretova L, Janout V, Navratilova M, Gallinger S, Pinto D, Scherer S, Aschauer H, Carlberg L, Schosser A, Alfredsson L, Ding B, Klareskog L, Padyukov L, Courtet P, Guillaume S, Jaussent I, Finan C, Kalsi G, Roberts M, Logan D, Peltonen L, Ritchie G, Barrett J, Estivill X, Hinney A, Sullivan P, Collier D, Zeggini E, Bulik C. A genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 19: 1085-1094. PMID: 24514567, PMCID: PMC4325090, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesGenome-wide significanceReplicate data setsCase-control sampleReplicated genotypesGlobal meta-analysisIntronic variantsGenetics ConsortiumGene studiesEuropean ancestryDe novoIn silicoAN casesAnorexia nervosaReplicationMeta-analyzedMeta-analysisSPATA13Discovery dataFAM124BReplicate resultsLower body weightCul3Discovery