Sridevi Kalidindi

TL;DR: A genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation on peripheral blood DNA samples obtained from a unique sample of MZ twin pairs discordant for major psychosis provides further evidence to support a role forDNA methylation differences in mediating phenotypic differences between MZ twins and in the etiology of both SZ and BD.

TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis of regional morphometry in bipolar disorder as assessed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was conducted. But their results have been inconsistent, and the results indicated the need for further studies to establish if consistent regional brain volume deviation exists in bipolar disorders or in specific clinical subsets of the illness.

TL;DR: PCA-based analysis could be useful in isolating brain response to salient facial features in psychiatric populations by incorporating principal component analysis (PCA) into the analysis of neuroimaging data of healthy volunteers and individuals with schizophrenia.

TL;DR: Maudsley twin and bipolar family samples are combined to confirm that MMN is not an endophenotype for psychotic BPD whereas P300 amplitude and latency components are valid endophenotypes for psychoticBPD.

TL;DR: Examination of X‐chromosome inactivation patterns in DNA samples from blood and/or buccal swabs in a series of 63 female MZ twin pairs concordant or discordant for BD or SZ and healthy MZ controls suggests a potential contribution from X‐linked loci to discordance within twin pairs for BD but is inconclusive for SZ.