Publications 2021

DeMichele-Sweet MAA, Klei L, Creese B, Harwood JC, Weamer EA, McClain L, Sims R, Hernandez I, Moreno-Grau S, Tárraga L, Boada M, Alarcón-Martín E, Valero S, NIA-LOAD Family Based Study Consortium, Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC), Liu Y, Hooli B, Aarsland D, Selbaek G, Bergh S, Rongve A, Saltvedt I, Skjellegrind HK, Engdahl B, Stordal E, Andreassen OA et al. (2021)
Genome-wide association identifies the first risk loci for psychosis in Alzheimer disease
Mol Psychiatry
DOI 10.1038/s41380-021-01152-8, PubMed 34112972

Fjukstad KK, Athanasiu L, Bahrami S, O'Connell KS, van der Meer D, Bettella F, Dieset I, Steen NE, Djurovic S, Spigset O, Andreassen OA (2021)
Genetic variants associated with cardiometabolic abnormalities during treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a genome-wide association study
Pharmacogenomics J, 21 (5), 574-585
DOI 10.1038/s41397-021-00234-8, PubMed 33824429

Krull F, Akkouh I, Hughes T, Bettella F, Athanasiu L, Smeland OB, O'Connell KS, Brattbakk HR, Steen VM, Steen NE, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA (2021)
Dose-dependent transcriptional effects of lithium and adverse effect burden in a psychiatric cohort
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 112, 110408
DOI 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110408, PubMed 34320404

O'Connell KS, Sønderby IE, Frei O, van der Meer D, Athanasiu L, Smeland OB, Alnæs D, Kaufmann T, Westlye LT, Steen VM, Andreassen OA, Hughes T, Djurovic S (2021)
Association between complement component 4A expression, cognitive performance and brain imaging measures in UK Biobank
Psychol Med, 1-11 (in press)
DOI 10.1017/S0033291721000179, PubMed 33653435

Wightman DP, Jansen IE, Savage JE, Shadrin AA, Bahrami S, Holland D, Rongve A, Børte S, Winsvold BS, Drange OK, Martinsen AE, Skogholt AH, Willer C, Bråthen G, Bosnes I, Nielsen JB, Fritsche LG, Thomas LF, Pedersen LM, Gabrielsen ME, Johnsen MB, Meisingset TW, Zhou W, Proitsi P, Hodges A et al. (2021)
A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer's disease
Nat Genet, 53 (9), 1276-1282
DOI 10.1038/s41588-021-00921-z, PubMed 34493870

Publications 2020

Jansen IE, Savage JE, Watanabe K, Bryois J, Williams DM, Steinberg S, Sealock J, Karlsson IK, Hägg S, Athanasiu L, Voyle N, Proitsi P, Witoelar A, Stringer S, Aarsland D, Almdahl IS, Andersen F, Bergh S, Bettella F, Bjornsson S, Brækhus A, Bråthen G, de Leeuw C, Desikan RS, Djurovic S et al. (2020)
Author Correction: Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new loci and functional pathways influencing Alzheimer's disease risk
Nat Genet, 52 (3), 354
DOI 10.1038/s41588-019-0573-x, PubMed 32029921

Lyngstad SH, Bettella F, Aminoff SR, Athanasiu L, Andreassen OA, Faerden A, Melle I (2020)
Associations between schizophrenia polygenic risk and apathy in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and healthy controls
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 141 (5), 452-464
DOI 10.1111/acps.13167, PubMed 32091622

Smith RL, O'Connell K, Athanasiu L, Djurovic S, Kringen MK, Andreassen OA, Molden E (2020)
Correction: Identification of a novel polymorphism associated with reduced clozapine concentration in schizophrenia patients-a genome-wide association study adjusting for smoking habits
Transl Psychiatry, 10 (1), 366
DOI 10.1038/s41398-020-01061-4, PubMed 33139722

Smith RL, O'Connell K, Athanasiu L, Djurovic S, Kringen MK, Andreassen OA, Molden E (2020)
Identification of a novel polymorphism associated with reduced clozapine concentration in schizophrenia patients-a genome-wide association study adjusting for smoking habits
Transl Psychiatry, 10 (1), 198
DOI 10.1038/s41398-020-00888-1, PubMed 32555152

Publications 2019

Aas M, Elvsåshagen T, Westlye LT, Kaufmann T, Athanasiu L, Djurovic S, Melle I, van der Meer D, Martin-Ruiz C, Steen NE, Agartz I, Andreassen OA (2019)
Telomere length is associated with childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders
Transl Psychiatry, 9 (1), 97
DOI 10.1038/s41398-019-0432-7, PubMed 30898995

Creese B, Vassos E, Bergh S, Athanasiu L, Johar I, Rongve A, Medbøen IT, Vasconcelos Da Silva M, Aakhus E, Andersen F, Bettella F, Braekhus A, Djurovic S, Paroni G, Proitsi P, Saltvedt I, Seripa D, Stordal E, Fladby T, Aarsland D, Andreassen OA, Ballard C, Selbaek G, AddNeuroMed consortium and the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (2019)
Examining the association between genetic liability for schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's disease
Transl Psychiatry, 9 (1), 273
DOI 10.1038/s41398-019-0592-5, PubMed 31641104

Gudmundsson OO, Walters GB, Ingason A, Johansson S, Zayats T, Athanasiu L, Sonderby IE, Gustafsson O, Nawaz MS, Jonsson GF, Jonsson L, Knappskog PM, Ingvarsdottir E, Davidsdottir K, Djurovic S, Knudsen GPS, Askeland RB, Haraldsdottir GS, Baldursson G, Magnusson P, Sigurdsson E, Gudbjartsson DF, Stefansson H, Andreassen OA, Haavik J et al. (2019)
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder shares copy number variant risk with schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder
Transl Psychiatry, 9 (1), 258
DOI 10.1038/s41398-019-0599-y, PubMed 31624239

Jansen IE, Savage JE, Watanabe K, Bryois J, Williams DM, Steinberg S, Sealock J, Karlsson IK, Hägg S, Athanasiu L, Voyle N, Proitsi P, Witoelar A, Stringer S, Aarsland D, Almdahl IS, Andersen F, Bergh S, Bettella F, Bjornsson S, Brækhus A, Bråthen G, de Leeuw C, Desikan RS, Djurovic S et al. (2019)
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new loci and functional pathways influencing Alzheimer's disease risk
Nat Genet, 51 (3), 404-413
DOI 10.1038/s41588-018-0311-9, PubMed 30617256

Rongve A, Witoelar A, Ruiz A, Athanasiu L, Abdelnour C, Clarimon J, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Hernández I, Moreno-Grau S, de Rojas I, Morenas-Rodríguez E, Fladby T, Sando SB, Bråthen G, Blanc F, Bousiges O, Lemstra AW, van Steenoven I, Londos E, Almdahl IS, Pålhaugen L, Eriksen JA, Djurovic S, Stordal E, Saltvedt I et al. (2019)
Author Correction: GBA and APOE ε4 associate with sporadic dementia with Lewy bodies in European genome wide association study
Sci Rep, 9 (1), 15168
DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-51827-0, PubMed 31619746

Rongve A, Witoelar A, Ruiz A, Athanasiu L, Abdelnour C, Clarimon J, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Hernández I, Moreno-Grau S, de Rojas I, Morenas-Rodríguez E, Fladby T, Sando SB, Bråthen G, Blanc F, Bousiges O, Lemstra AW, van Steenoven I, Londos E, Almdahl IS, Pålhaugen L, Eriksen JA, Djurovic S, Stordal E, Saltvedt I et al. (2019)
GBA and APOE ε4 associate with sporadic dementia with Lewy bodies in European genome wide association study
Sci Rep, 9 (1), 7013
DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-43458-2, PubMed 31065058

Satizabal CL, Adams HHH, Hibar DP, White CC, Knol MJ, Stein JL, Scholz M, Sargurupremraj M, Jahanshad N, Roshchupkin GV, Smith AV, Bis JC, Jian X, Luciano M, Hofer E, Teumer A, van der Lee SJ, Yang J, Yanek LR, Lee TV, Li S, Hu Y, Koh JY, Eicher JD, Desrivières S et al. (2019)
Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals
Nat Genet, 51 (11), 1624-1636
DOI 10.1038/s41588-019-0511-y, PubMed 31636452

Publications 2018

Berg AO, Jørgensen KN, Nerhus M, Athanasiu L, Popejoy AB, Bettella F, Norbom LCB, Gurholt TP, Dahl SR, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S, Agartz I, Melle I (2018)
Vitamin D levels, brain volume, and genetic architecture in patients with psychosis
PLoS One, 13 (8), e0200250
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0200250, PubMed 30142216

Hughes T, Sønderby IE, Polushina T, Hansson L, Holmgren A, Athanasiu L, Melbø-Jørgensen C, Hassani S, Hoeffding LK, Herms S, Bergen SE, Karlsson R, Song J, Rietschel M, Nöthen MM, Forstner AJ, Hoffmann P, Hultman CM, Landén M, Cichon S, Werge T, Andreassen OA, Le Hellard S, Djurovic S (2018)
Elevated expression of a minor isoform of ANK3 is a risk factor for bipolar disorder
Transl Psychiatry, 8 (1), 210
DOI 10.1038/s41398-018-0175-x, PubMed 30297702

Witoelar A, Rongve A, Almdahl IS, Ulstein ID, Engvig A, White LR, Selbæk G, Stordal E, Andersen F, Brækhus A, Saltvedt I, Engedal K, Hughes T, Bergh S, Bråthen G, Bogdanovic N, Bettella F, Wang Y, Athanasiu L, Bahrami S, Le Hellard S, Giddaluru S, Dale AM, Sando SB, Steinberg S et al. (2018)
Meta-analysis of Alzheimer's disease on 9,751 samples from Norway and IGAP study identifies four risk loci
Sci Rep, 8 (1), 18088
DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-36429-6, PubMed 30591712

Publications 2017

Hibar DP, Adams HHH, Jahanshad N, Chauhan G, Stein JL, Hofer E, Renteria ME, Bis JC, Arias-Vasquez A, Ikram MK, Desrivières S, Vernooij MW, Abramovic L, Alhusaini S, Amin N, Andersson M, Arfanakis K, Aribisala BS, Armstrong NJ, Athanasiu L, Axelsson T, Beecham AH, Beiser A, Bernard M, Blanton SH et al. (2017)
Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume
Nat Commun, 8, 13624
DOI 10.1038/ncomms13624, PubMed 28098162

Publications 2016

Adams HH, Hibar DP, Chouraki V, Stein JL, Nyquist PA, Rentería ME, Trompet S, Arias-Vasquez A, Seshadri S, Desrivières S, Beecham AH, Jahanshad N, Wittfeld K, Van der Lee SJ, Abramovic L, Alhusaini S, Amin N, Andersson M, Arfanakis K, Aribisala BS, Armstrong NJ, Athanasiu L, Axelsson T, Beiser A, Bernard M et al. (2016)
Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association
Nat Neurosci, 19 (12), 1569-1582
DOI 10.1038/nn.4398, PubMed 27694991

Athanasiu L, Giddaluru S, Fernandes C, Christoforou A, Reinvang I, Lundervold AJ, Nilsson LG, Kauppi K, Adolfsson R, Eriksson E, Sundet K, Djurovic S, Espeseth T, Nyberg L, Steen VM, Andreassen OA, Le Hellard S (2016)
A genetic association study of CSMD1 and CSMD2 with cognitive function
Brain Behav Immun, 61, 209-216
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.11.026, PubMed 27890662

Tesli M, Wirgenes KV, Hughes T, Bettella F, Athanasiu L, Hoseth ES, Nerhus M, Lagerberg TV, Steen NE, Agartz I, Melle I, Dieset I, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA (2016)
VRK2 gene expression in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and healthy controls
Br J Psychiatry, 209 (2), 114-20
DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.161950, PubMed 26941264

Publications 2015

Athanasiu L, Smorr LL, Tesli M, Røssberg JI, Sønderby IE, Spigset O, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA (2015)
Genome-wide association study identifies common variants associated with pharmacokinetics of psychotropic drugs
J Psychopharmacol, 29 (8), 884-91
DOI 10.1177/0269881115584469, PubMed 25944848

Hibar DP, Stein JL, Renteria ME, Arias-Vasquez A, Desrivières S, Jahanshad N, Toro R, Wittfeld K, Abramovic L, Andersson M, Aribisala BS, Armstrong NJ, Bernard M, Bohlken MM, Boks MP, Bralten J, Brown AA, Chakravarty MM, Chen Q, Ching CR, Cuellar-Partida G, den Braber A, Giddaluru S, Goldman AL, Grimm O et al. (2015)
Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures
Nature, 520 (7546), 224-9
DOI 10.1038/nature14101, PubMed 25607358

Hughes T, Hansson L, Sønderby IE, Athanasiu L, Zuber V, Tesli M, Song J, Hultman CM, Bergen SE, Landén M, Melle I, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S (2015)
A Loss-of-Function Variant in a Minor Isoform of ANK3 Protects Against Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Biol Psychiatry, 80 (4), 323-330
DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.09.021, PubMed 26682468

Zayats T, Athanasiu L, Sonderby I, Djurovic S, Westlye LT, Tamnes CK, Fladby T, Aase H, Zeiner P, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Knappskog PM, Knudsen GP, Andreassen OA, Johansson S, Haavik J (2015)
Genome-wide analysis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Norway
PLoS One, 10 (4), e0122501
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0122501, PubMed 25875332

Publications 2014

Aas M, Haukvik UK, Djurovic S, Tesli M, Athanasiu L, Bjella T, Hansson L, Cattaneo A, Agartz I, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2014)
Interplay between childhood trauma and BDNF val66met variants on blood BDNF mRNA levels and on hippocampus subfields volumes in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders
J Psychiatr Res, 59, 14-21
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.08.011, PubMed 25246365

Wirgenes KV, Tesli M, Inderhaug E, Athanasiu L, Agartz I, Melle I, Hughes T, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S (2014)
ANK3 gene expression in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Br J Psychiatry, 205 (3), 244-5
DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.145433, PubMed 24809399

Publications 2013

Aas M, Haukvik UK, Djurovic S, Bergmann Ø, Athanasiu L, Tesli MS, Hellvin T, Steen NE, Agartz I, Lorentzen S, Sundet K, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2013)
BDNF val66met modulates the association between childhood trauma, cognitive and brain abnormalities in psychoses
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 46, 181-8
DOI 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.07.008, PubMed 23876786

Bergmann O, Haukvik UK, Brown AA, Rimol LM, Hartberg CB, Athanasiu L, Melle I, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA, Dale AM, Agartz I (2013)
ZNF804A and cortical thickness in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Psychiatry Res, 212 (2), 154-7
DOI 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.01.007, PubMed 23562677

Publications 2012

Athanasiu L, Brown AA, Birkenaes AB, Mattingsdal M, Agartz I, Melle I, Steen VM, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S (2012)
Genome-wide association study identifies genetic loci associated with body mass index and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels during psychopharmacological treatment - a cross-sectional naturalistic study
Psychiatry Res, 197 (3), 327-36
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.12.036, PubMed 22417934

Wirgenes KV, Sønderby IE, Haukvik UK, Mattingsdal M, Tesli M, Athanasiu L, Sundet K, Røssberg JI, Dale AM, Brown AA, Agartz I, Melle I, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA (2012)
TCF4 sequence variants and mRNA levels are associated with neurodevelopmental characteristics in psychotic disorders
Transl Psychiatry, 2, e112
DOI 10.1038/tp.2012.39, PubMed 22832956

Publications 2011

Aas M, Djurovic S, Athanasiu L, Steen NE, Agartz I, Lorentzen S, Sundet K, Andreassen OA, Melle I (2011)
Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism, childhood trauma, and cognition in patients with psychotic disorders
Schizophr Bull, 38 (1), 15-22
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbr113, PubMed 21908796

Tesli M, Koefoed P, Athanasiu L, Mattingsdal M, Gustafsson O, Agartz I, Rimol LM, Brown A, Wirgenes KV, Smorr LL, Kähler AK, Werge T, Mors O, Mellerup E, Jönsson EG, Melle I, Morken G, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA (2011)
Association analysis of ANK3 gene variants in nordic bipolar disorder and schizophrenia case-control samples
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 156B (8), 969-74
DOI 10.1002/ajmg.b.31244, PubMed 21972176

Publications 2010

Athanasiu L, Mattingsdal M, Kähler AK, Brown A, Gustafsson O, Agartz I, Giegling I, Muglia P, Cichon S, Rietschel M, Pietiläinen OP, Peltonen L, Bramon E, Collier D, Clair DS, Sigurdsson E, Petursson H, Rujescu D, Melle I, Steen VM, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA (2010)
Gene variants associated with schizophrenia in a Norwegian genome-wide study are replicated in a large European cohort
J Psychiatr Res, 44 (12), 748-53
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.02.002, PubMed 20185149

Athanasiu L, Mattingsdal M, Melle I, Inderhaug E, Lien T, Agartz I, Lorentzen S, Morken G, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S (2010)
Intron 12 in NTRK3 is associated with bipolar disorder
Psychiatry Res, 185 (3), 358-62
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.05.011, PubMed 20554328

Djurovic S, Gustafsson O, Mattingsdal M, Athanasiu L, Bjella T, Tesli M, Agartz I, Lorentzen S, Melle I, Morken G, Andreassen OA (2010)
A genome-wide association study of bipolar disorder in Norwegian individuals, followed by replication in Icelandic sample
J Affect Disord, 126 (1-2), 312-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2010.04.007, PubMed 20451256

Kähler AK, Djurovic S, Rimol LM, Brown AA, Athanasiu L, Jönsson EG, Hansen T, Gústafsson O, Hall H, Giegling I, Muglia P, Cichon S, Rietschel M, Pietiläinen OP, Peltonen L, Bramon E, Collier D, St Clair D, Sigurdsson E, Petursson H, Rujescu D, Melle I, Werge T, Steen VM, Dale AM et al. (2010)
Candidate gene analysis of the human natural killer-1 carbohydrate pathway and perineuronal nets in schizophrenia: B3GAT2 is associated with disease risk and cortical surface area
Biol Psychiatry, 69 (1), 90-6
DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.07.035, PubMed 20950796

Steinberg S, Mors O, Børglum AD, Gustafsson O, Werge T, Mortensen PB, Andreassen OA, Sigurdsson E, Thorgeirsson TE, Böttcher Y, Olason P, Ophoff RA, Cichon S, Gudjonsdottir IH, Pietiläinen OP, Nyegaard M, Tuulio-Henriksson A, Ingason A, Hansen T, Athanasiu L, Suvisaari J, Lonnqvist J, Paunio T, Hartmann A, Jürgens G et al. (2010)
Expanding the range of ZNF804A variants conferring risk of psychosis
Mol Psychiatry, 16 (1), 59-66
DOI 10.1038/mp.2009.149, PubMed 20048749

Tesli M, Athanasiu L, Mattingsdal M, Kähler AK, Gustafsson O, Andreassen BK, Werge T, Hansen T, Mors O, Mellerup E, Koefoed P, Jönsson EG, Agartz I, Melle I, Morken G, Djurovic S, Andreassen OA (2010)
Association analysis of PALB2 and BRCA2 in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in a scandinavian case-control sample
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 153B (7), 1276-82
DOI 10.1002/ajmg.b.31098, PubMed 20872766

Wirgenes KV, Djurovic S, Sundet K, Agartz I, Mattingsdal M, Athanasiu L, Melle I, Andreassen OA (2010)
Catechol O-methyltransferase variants and cognitive performance in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder versus controls
Schizophr Res, 122 (1-3), 31-7
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2010.05.007, PubMed 20605701

Publications 2009

Rimol LM, Agartz I, Djurovic S, Brown AA, Roddey JC, Kähler AK, Mattingsdal M, Athanasiu L, Joyner AH, Schork NJ, Halgren E, Sundet K, Melle I, Dale AM, Andreassen OA, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (2009)
Sex-dependent association of common variants of microcephaly genes with brain structure
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107 (1), 384-8
DOI 10.1073/pnas.0908454107, PubMed 20080800