Viktoria Johansson

TL;DR: Despite shared genetic liability, first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder show a differential pattern of structural brain abnormalities, specifically a divergent effect in ICV, which may imply that the neurodevelopmental trajectories leading to brain anomalies in schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are distinct.

TL;DR: An updated statistical methodology for heritability estimation in BPD is used by taking available time of follow-up into account while controlling for co-variates, demonstrating a robust 60% heritability for BPD with no evidence of sex-specific genetic effects on disease liability.

TL;DR: This article performed a systematic analysis of blood DNA methylation profiles from 4,483 participants from seven independent cohorts identifying differentially methylated positions (DMPs) associated with psychosis, schizophrenia and treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

TL;DR: A strong positive association between MS and bipolar disorder and depression that could not be explained by genetic liability is found and might be spurious or indicate possible protective mechanisms that warrant further exploration.

TL;DR: A diagnosis of depression/anxiety and/or treatment with antidepressants before IVF was associated with slightly reduced odds of pregnancy and live birth, implying that the underlying disorder is important for the observed association.