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A 2026 whole-genome sequencing preprint found rare variant signals in 2 multiplex obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) families: an NPY5R missense variant in 10 of 15 affected people in 1 ped…
Read articleA 2026 Han Chinese case-control preprint linked the MTHFR C677T variant to schizophrenia with type 2 diabetes: the 677T allele appeared in 81.67% of alleles in the comorbid group vs. 60.00% …
Read articleA 2026 Singapore birth-cohort preprint found a conditional childhood-anxiety signal: the cord-blood DNA methylation component predicted less age-13 anxiety only in boys in the low DMN-limbic…
Read articleThe broad cytokine story failed its most direct community test: in 972 adults, depression, alcohol use, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) were not associated with C-reactive protein (CRP) or a …
Read articleA 2026 methylome-wide association study by Shen et al. found 48 CpG methylation sites tied to the quadratic CYP2C19 metabolizer-status term in 18,396 Generation Scotland participants, with 1…
Read articleA 2026 Nature Communications study found that Mecp2 overexpression deregulated approximately 5,000 genes in mouse neural progenitor cells but only approximately 500 mostly small-change genes…
Read articleA 2026 ALSPAC analysis tested a narrow claim behind routine genetic screening for childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD): whether rare c…
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