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A Genome-Wide Association Study of First-Episode Psychosis: A Genetic Exploration in an Italian Cohort.

Mirko Treccani, Lucia Maggioni, Claudia Di Giovanni, Laura Veschetti, Doriana Cristofalo, Cristina Patuzzo, Antonio Lasalvia, Branko Ristic, Roushan Kumar, The Picos-Veneto Group and 4 more

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Article in Genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Mirko TreccaniGM Lab, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynaecology and Paediatrics, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9175-9455
Lucia MaggioniDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-1231-3150
Claudia Di GiovanniDepartment of Diagnostic and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Laura VeschettiInfections and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20123 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0413-6031
Doriana CristofaloDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Cristina PatuzzoDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8678-9337
Antonio LasalviaDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9963-6081
Branko RisticDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Roushan KumarDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
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Mirella RuggeriDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Chiara BonettoDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9895-6403
Giovanni MalerbaGM Lab, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynaecology and Paediatrics, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8705-8560
Sarah TosatoDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9665-7538

Funding

Fondazione Cariverona "Disabilita` cognitiva e comportamentale nelle demenze e nelle psicosi. Sotto-obiettivo A.9. Basi morfofunzionali cognitive e genetiche delle psicosi maggiori: uno studio integrato longitudinaleGiunta Regionale del Veneto Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata 2004 and 2005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPsychosis, particularly schizophrenia (SZ), is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. The neurodevelopmental hypothesis suggests that genetic factors affect neuronal circuit connectivity during perinatal periods, hence causing the onset of the diseases. In this study, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in a sample of the first episode of psychosis (FEP).

methodsA sample of 147 individuals diagnosed with non-affective psychosis and 102 controls were recruited and assessed. After venous blood and DNA extraction, the samples were genotyped. Genetic data underwent quality controls, genotype imputation, and a case-control genome-wide association study (GWAS). After the GWAS, results were investigated using an in silico functional mapping and annotation approach.

resultsOur GWAS showed the association of 27 variants across 13 chromosomes at genome-wide significance (

conclusionsThe resulting genetic associations and the consequent functional analysis displayed common genetic liability between the non-affective psychosis, related traits, and risk factors. In sum, our investigation provided novel hints supporting the neurodevelopmental hypothesis in SZ and-in general-in non-affective psychoses.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaAdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesFemaleHumansItalyMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideYoung Adultfirst-episode psychosisgenome-wide association studyneurodevelopment disorderschizophrenia

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PMCPMC12026730

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