Publications 2019

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 (in press)
DOI 10.1038/s41588-018-0311-9, PubMed 30617256

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

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

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

Publications 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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