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ReviewNature genetics2022

Ten challenges for clinical translation in psychiatric genetics.

Eske M Derks, Jackson G Thorp, Zachary F Gerring

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Review in Nature genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  17. Reconstructing Psychopathology: A Data-Driven Reorganization of the Symptoms in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2025
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  18. Genome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eske M Derks *Translational Neurogenomics Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. eske.derks@qimrberghofer.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-6883
Jackson G Thorp *Translational Neurogenomics Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Zachary F GerringTranslational Neurogenomics Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2445-1266

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies have identified hundreds of robust genetic associations underlying psychiatric disorders and provided important biological insights into disease onset and progression. There is optimism that genetic findings will pave the way to precision psychiatry by facilitating the development of more effective treatments and the identification of groups of patients that these treatments should be targeted toward. However, there are several challenges that must be addressed before genetic findings can be translated into the clinic. In this Perspective, we highlight ten challenges for the field of psychiatric genetics, focused on the robust and generalizable detection of genetic risk factors, improved definition and assessment of psychopathology and achieving better clinical indicators. We discuss recent advancements in the field that will improve the explanatory and predictive power of genetic data and ultimately contribute to improving the management and treatment of patients with a psychiatric disorder.

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Mental DisordersPsychiatryGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumans

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