Publications in scientific journals: 2018

Research based on NTR data

2018

Abdellaoui A, Nivard MG, Hottenga JJ, Fedko IO, Verweij KJH, Baselmans BML, Ehli EA, Davies GE, Bartels M, Boomsma DI, Cacioppo JT. Predicting Loneliness with Polygenic Scores of Social, Psychological, and Psychiatric Traits. Genes, Brain and Behavior. 2018;17(6):e12472, Open Access
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12472

Auwera S van der, Peyrot WJ, Milaneschi Y, Hertel J, Baune B, Breen G, Byrne E, Dunn EC, Fisher H, Homuth G, Levinson D, Lewis C, Mills N, Mullins N, Nauck M, Pistis G, Preisig M, Rietschel M, Ripke S, Sullivan P Teumer A, Völzke H, Boomsma DI, Wray NR, Penninx B, Grabe H & Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Genome-wide gene-environment interaction in depression: A systematic evaluation of candidate genes. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 2018;177(1):40-49
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32593
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Bartels M, Hendriks A, Mauri M, Krapohl E, Whipp A, Bolhuis K, Colodro Conde L, Luningham J, Ip HF, Hagenbeek F, Roetman P, Gatej R, Lamers A, Nivard MG, Dongen J van, Lu Y, Middeldorp CM, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Vermeiren R, Hankemeijer T, Kluft C, Medland SE, Lundström S, Rose R, Pulkkinen L, Vuoksimaa E, Korhonen T, Martin NG, Lubke G, Finkenauer C, Fanos V, Tiemeier H, Lichtenstein P, Plomin R, Kaprio J, Boomsma DI. Childhood aggression and the co-occurrence of behavioural and emotional problems: results across ages 3–16 years from multiple raters in six cohorts in the EU-ACTION project. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2018;27(9):1105-1121, Open Access
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1169-1

Baselmans BML, Willems YE, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Ligthart L, Willemsen G, Dolan CV, Boomsma DI, Bartels M. Unraveling the Genetic and Environmental Relationship Between Well-Being and Depressive Symptoms Throughout the Lifespan. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2018;9:261, Open Access
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00261
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Baselmans BML, Bartels M. A genetic perspective on the relationship between eudaimonic -and hedonic well-being. Nature Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1):14610, Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32638-1
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Beaumont RN, Warrington NM, Cavadino A, Tyrrell J, Nodzenski M, Horikoshi M, Geller F, Myhre R, Richmond RC, Paternoster L, Hottenga JJ, Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium, Willemsen G, Bartels M, Boomsma DI, Hayes G, Frayling TM, Hivert MF, Felix JF, Hyppönen E, Lowe Jr WL, Evans DM, Lawlor DA, Feenstra B, Freathy RM. Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86,577 women identifies five novel loci and highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics. Human Molecular Genetics. 2018;27(4):742-756, Open Access
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx429
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Bergen E van, Snowling MJ, Zeeuw EL de, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Dolan CV, Boomsma DI. Why do children read more? The influence of reading ability on voluntary reading practices. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2018;59(11):1205-1214, Open Access
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12910
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Boomsma DI, Helmer Q, Nieuwboer HA, Hottenga JJ, Moor MHM de, Berg SM van den, Davies GE, Vink JM, Schouten MJ, Dolan CV, Willemsen G, Bartels M, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Ligthart L, Geus EJC de. An Extended Twin-Pedigree Study of Neuroticism in the Netherlands Twin Register. Behavior Genetics. 2018;48(1):1-11, Open Access
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-017-9872-0

The Brainstorm Consortium, Anttila V, Bulik-Sullivan B, Finucane HK, Walters RK, Bras J, Duncan L, Escott-Price V, Falcone GJ, Gormley P, Malik R, Ligthart L, Hottenga JJ, Penninx BWJH, Boomsma DI, Posthuma D, Middeldorp CM, Jansen R, Geus EJC de, Cath DC, Derks EM, Sklar P, Williams J, Wood NW, Cotsapas C, Palotie A, Smoller JW, Sullivan P, Rosand J, Corvin A, Neale BM, many others. Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain. Science. 2018;360(6395):eaap8757
DOI: 10.1126/science.aap8757
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Colodro-Conde L, Couvy-Duchesne B, Whitfield JB, Streit F, Gordon S, Kemper KE, Yengo L, Zheng Z, Trzaskowski M, Zeeuw EL de, Nivard MG, Das M, Neale RE, Macgregor S, Olsen CM, Whiteman DC, Boomsma DI, Yang J, Rietschel M, McGrath JJ, Medland SE, Martin NG. Association Between Population Density and Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018;75(9):901-910, Open Access
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.1581

Culverhouse RC, Saccone NL, Horton AC, Ma Y, Anstey KJ, Banaschewski T, Burmeister M, Cohen-Woods S, Etain B, Fisher HL, Middeldorp CM, Hottenga JJ, Peyrot WJ, Auwera S van der, Willemsen G, Boomsma DI, Geus EJC de, Penninx BWJH, Serretti A, Smit JH, Stefanis NC, Surtees PG, Völzke H, Weinstein M, Whooley M, Nurnberger Jr JI, Breslau N, Bierut LJ, many others. Collaborative meta-analysis finds no evidence of a strong interaction between stress and 5-HTTLPR genotype contributing to the development of depression. Molecular Psychiatry. 2018;23(1):133-142
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.44

Demenais F, Margaritte-Jeannin P, Barnes KC, Cookson WOC, Altmüller J, Ang W, Barr RG, Beaty TH, Becker AB, Beilby J, Boomsma DI, Australian Asthma Genetics Consortium Collaborators, Hottenga JJ, Mbarek H, Willemsen G, Williams LK, Wouters IM, Yang JJ, Zhao JH, Moffatt MF, Ober C, Nicolae DL, many others. Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks. Nature Genetics. 2018;50(1):42-53
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-017-0014-7
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Dongen J van, BIOS Consortium, Bonder MJ, Dekkers KF, Nivard MG, Iterson M van, Willemsen G, Beekman M, Spek A van der, Meurs JBJ van, Franke L, Heijmans BT, Duijn CM van, Slagboom PE, Boomsma DI. DNA methylation signatures of educational attainment. npj Science of Learning. 2018;3(7):1-14, Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41539-018-0020-2
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Dongen J van, Ehli EA, Jansen R, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Willemsen G, Hottenga JJ, Kallsen NA, Peyton SA, Breeze CE, Kluft C, Heijmans BT, Bartels M, Davies GE, Boomsma DI. Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in buccal cells: a study of monozygotic twins and mQTLs. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 2018;11(54), Open Access
DOI: 10.1186/s13072-018-0225-x

Doornweerd S, Geus EJC de, Barkhof F, Bloemendaal L van, Boomsma DI, Dongen J van, Drent ML, Willemsen G, Veltman DJ, IJzerman RG. Brain reward responses to food stimuli among female monozygotic twins discordant for BMI. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2018;12(3):718-727, Open Access
DOI: 10.1007/s11682-017-9711-1
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Evangelou E, Warren HR, Mosen-Ansorena D, Mifsud B, Pazoki R, Gao H, Ntritsos G, Dimou N, Cabrera CP, Karaman I, Boomsma DI, Geus EJC de, Hottenga JJ, Willemsen G, Metspalu A, Hung AM, O’Donnell CJ, Edwards TL, Psaty BM, Tzoulaki I, Barnes MR, Wain LV, Elliott P, Caulfield MJ, many others. Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits. Nature Genetics. 2018;50(10):1412-1425
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0205-x
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Finnicum CT, Doornweerd S, Dolan CV, Luningham JM, Beck JJ, Willemsen G, Ehli EA, Boomsma DI, IJzerman RG, Davies GE, Geus EJC de. Metataxonomic Analysis of Individuals at BMI Extremes and Monozygotic Twins Discordant for BMI. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 2018;21(3):203-213, Open Access
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2018.26
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Gormley P, Kurki MI, Hiekkala ME, Veerapen K, Häppölä P, Mitchell AA, Lal D, Palta P, Surakka I, Kaunisto MA, 23andMe Research Team, International Headache Genetics Consortium (IHGC), Boomsma DI, Ligthart L, Posthuma D, Runz H, Daly MJ, Neale BM, Ripatti S, Kallela M, Wessman M, Palotie A, many others. Common Variant Burden Contributes to the Familial Aggregation of Migraine in 1,589 Families. Neuron. 2018;98(4):743-753, Open Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.04.014
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Gudmundsdottir V, Krogh Pedersen H, Allebrandt KV, Brorsson C, Leeuwen N van, Banasik K, Mahajan A, Groves CJ, Bunt M van de, Dawed AY, Fritsche A, Staiger H, Simonis-Bik AMC, Deelen J, Kramer MHH, Dietrich A, Hübschle T, Willemsen G, Häring HU, Geus EJC de, Boomsma DI, Eekhoff EMW, Ferrer J, McCarthy MI, Pearson ER, Gupta R, Brunak S, Hart LM 't. Integrative network analysis highlights biological processes underlying GLP-1 stimulated insulin secretion: A DIRECT study. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0189886, Open Access
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189886
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Hagenbeek FA, Dongen J van, Kluft C, Hankemeier T, Ligthart L, Willemsen G, Geus EJC de, Vink JM, Bartels M, Boomsma DI. Adult aggressive behavior in humans and biomarkers: a focus on lipids and methylation. Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine. 2018;7(2):e070204, Open Access
DOI: 10.7363/070204
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Hancock DB, Guo Y, Reginsson GW, Gaddis NC, Lutz SM, Sherva R, Loukola A, Minica CC, Markunas CA, Han Y, Young KA, Gudbjartsson DF, Gu F, McNeil DW, Qaiser B, Glasheen C, Olson S, Landi MT, Madden PAF, Farrer LA, Vink J, Saccone NL, Neale MC, Kranzler R, McKay J, Hung RJ, Amos CI, Marazita ML, Boomsma DI, Baker TB, Gelernter J, Kaprio J, Caporaso NE, Thorgeirsson TE, Hokanson JE, Bierut LJ, Stefansson K, Johnson EO. Genome-wide association study across European and African American ancestries identifies a SNP in DNMT3B contributing to nicotine dependence. Molecular Psychiatry. 2018;23(9):1911-1919
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.193
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Hart LM 't, Vogelzangs N, Mook-Kanamori DO, Brahimaj A, Nano J, Heijden AAWA van der, Willems van Dijk K, Slieker RC, Steyerberg E, Arfan Ikram M, Beekman M, Boomsma DI, Duijn CM van, Slagboom PE, Stehouwer CDA, Schalkwijk CG, Arts ICW, Dekker JM, Dehghan A, Muka T, Kallen CJH van der, Nijpels G, Greevenbroek M van. Blood metabolomic measures associate with present and future glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2018;103(12):4569-4579, Open Access
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-01165
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Heikkilä K, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Haukka J, Iivanainen M, Saari-Kemppainen A, Silventoinen K, Boomsma DI, Yokoyama Y, Vuoksimaa E. Triplets, birthweight, and handedness. PNAS. 2018;115(23):6076-6081
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1719567115
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Hysi PG, Valdes AM, Liu F, Furlotte NA, Evans DM, Bataille V, Visconti A, Hemani G, McMahon G, Ring SM, Lin BD, Willemsen G, Hottenga JJ, Hamer MA, Duijn CM van, Nijsten T, Mackey DA, Falchi M, Boomsma DI, Martin NG, Hinds DA, Kayser M, Spector TD, The International Visible Trait Genetics Consortium. Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies new loci explaining a substantial fraction of hair color variation and heritability. Nature Genetics. 2018;50(5):652-656
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0100-5
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Ip HF, Jansen R, Abdellaoui A, Bartels M, UK Brain Expression Consortium, Boomsma DI, Nivard MG. Characterizing the Relation Between Expression QTLs and Complex Traits: Exploring the Role of Tissue Specificity. Behavior Genetics. 2018;48(5):374-385, Open Access
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-018-9914-2
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Jelenkovic A, Yokoyama Y, Sund R, Hur YM, Harris JR, Brandt I, Sevenius Nilsen T, Ooki S, Ullemar V, Almqvist C, Willemsen G, Bartels M, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Tarnoki DL, Kim J, Lee J, Lee S, Sung J, Loos RJF, Boomsma DI, Sørensen TIA, Kaprio J, Silventoinen K, many others. Associations between birth size and later height from infancy through adulthood: An individual based pooled analysis of 28 twin cohorts participating in the CODATwins project. Early Human Development. 2018;120:53-60, Open Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.04.004
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Jelenkovic A, Sund R, Yokoyama Y, Hur YM, Ullemar V, Almqvist C, Magnusson PKE, Willemsen G, Bartels M, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Plomin R, Abramson L, Burt SA, Klump KL, Vlietinck RF, Derom CA, Loos RJF, Boomsma DI, Sørensen TIA, Kaprio J, Silventoinen K, many others. Birth size and gestational age in opposite-sex twins as compared to same-sex twins: An individual-based pooled analysis of 21 cohorts. Nature Scientific Reports. 2018;8, Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24634-2

Jong S de, Abdalla Diniz MJ, Saloma A, Gadelha A, Santoro ML, Ota VK, Noto C, Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Working Groups of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Abdellaoui A, Derks EM, Dolan CV, Hottenga JJ, Mbarek H, Middeldorp CM, Nivard MG, Willemsen G, Boomsma DI, Geus EJC de, Penninx BWJH, Curtis C, Newhouse SJ, Patel H, Hall LS, O'Reilly PF, Belangero SI, Bressan RA, Breen G. Applying polygenic risk scoring for psychiatric disorders to a large family with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Communications Biology. 2018;1(163), Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0155-y
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Kate M ten, Sudre CH, Braber A den, Konijnenberg E, Nivard MG, Cardoso MJ, Scheltens P, Ourselin S, Boomsma DI, Barkhof F, Visser PJ. White matter hyperintensities and vascular risk factors in monozygotic twins. Neurobiology of Aging. 2018;66:40-48, Open Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.02.002
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Koenis MMG, Brouwer RM, Swagerman SC, Soelen ILC van, Boomsma DI, Hulshoff Pol HE. Association between structural brain network efficiency and intelligence increases during adolescence. Human Brain Mapping. 2018;39(2):822-836, Open Access
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23885
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Konijnenberg E, Carter SF, Kate M ten, Braber A den, Tomassen J, Amadi C, Wesselman L, Nguyen HT, Kreeke JA van de, Yaqub M, Demuru M, Mulder SD, Hillebrand A, Bouwman FH, Teunissen CE, Serné EH, Moll AC, Verbraak FD, Hinz R, Pendleton N, Lammertsma AA, Berckel BNM van, Barkhof F, Boomsma DI, Scheltens P, Herholz K, Visser PJ. The EMIF-AD PreclinAD study: study design and baseline cohort overview. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. 2018;10(75), Open Access
DOI: 10.1186/s13195-018-0406-7

Korpela K, Costea P, Coelho LP, Kandels-Lewis S, Willemsen G, Boomsma DI, Segata N, Bork P. Selective maternal seeding and environment shape the human gut microbiome. Genome Research. 2018;28(4):561-568, Open Access
DOI: 10.1101/gr.233940.117
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Kreeke JA van de, Nguyen HT, Konijnenberg E, Tomassen J, Braber A den, Kate M ten, Sudre CH, Barkhof F, Boomsma DI, Tan HS, Verbraak FD, Visser PJ. Retinal and Cerebral Microvasculopathy: Relationships and Their Genetic Contributions. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2018;59(12):5025-5031, Open Access
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-25341
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Lee JJ, Wedow R, Okbay A, Kong E, Maghzian O, Zacher M, Anh Nguyen-Viet T, Bowers P, Sidorenko J, Karlsson Linnér R, 23andMe Research Team, COGENT (Cognitive Genomics Consortium), Social Science Genetic Association Consortium, Abdellaoui A, Peyrot WJ, Hottenga JJ, LifeLines Cohort Study, Vinkhuyzen AAE, Willemsen G, Boomsma DI, Duijn CM van, Penninx BWJH, Posthuma D, Uitterlinden AG, Chabris CF, Meyer MN, Laibson DI, Yang, J Johannesson M, Koellinger PD, Turley P, Visscher PM, Benjamin DJ, Cesarini D, many others. Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals. Nature Genetics. 2018;50(8):1112-1121
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0147-3
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Ligthart L, Huijgen A, Willemsen G, Geus EJC de, Boomsma DI. Are Migraine and Tension-Type Headache Genetically Related? An Investigation of Twin Family Data. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 2018;21(2):112-118, Open Access
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2018.5

Ligthart S, Vaez A, Võsa U, Stathopoulou MG, Vries PS de, Prins BP, Most PJ van der, Tanaka T, Naderi E, Rose LM, Pool R, LifeLines Cohort Study, CHARGE inflammation working group, Draisma HHM, Hottenga JJ, Willemsen G, Geus EJC de, Beekman M, Boomsma DI, Penninx BWJH, Slagboom PE, Gross M, Bis JC, Franke L, Franco OH, Benjamin EJ, Chasman DI, Dupuis J, Snieder H, Dehghan A, Alizadeh BZ, many others. Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2018;103(5):691-706, Open Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.09.009
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Lubke GH, McArtor DB, Boomsma DI, Bartels M. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Development of Childhood Aggression. Developmental Psychology. 2018;54(1):39-50
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000403

Luijk R, Dekkers KF, Iterson M, Arindrarto W, Claringbould A, Hop P, BIOS Consortium, Boomsma DI, Duijn CM van, Greevenbroek MMJ van, Veldink JH, Wijmenga C, Franke L, Hoen PAC ’t, Jansen R, Meurs J van, Mei H, Slagboom PE, Heijmans BT, Zwet EW van. Genome-wide identification of directed gene networks using large-scale population genomics data. Nature Communications. 2018;9(1):3097, Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05452-6
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Luijk R, Wu H, Ward-Caviness CK, Hannon E, Carnero-Montoro E, Min JL, Mandaviya P, Müller-Nurasyid M, Mei H, Maarel SM van der, BIOS Consortium, Relton C, Mill J, Waldenberger M, Bell JT, Jansen R, Zhernakova A, Franke L, Hoen PAC ‘t, Boomsma DI, Duijn CM van, Greevenbroek MMJ van, Veldink JH, Wijmenga C, Meurs J van, Daxinger L, Slagboom PE, Zwet EW van, Dongen J van, Hottenga JJ, Pool R, Heijmans BT, many others. Autosomal genetic variation is associated with DNA methylation in regions variably escaping X-chromosome inactivation. Nature Communications. 2018;9(3738), Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05714-3
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Mee DJ van der, Fedko IO, Hottenga JJ, Ehli EA, Zee MD van der, Ligthart L, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Davies GE, Bartels M, Landers JG, Geus EJC de. Dopaminergic Genetic Variants and Voluntary Externally Paced Exercise Behavior. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2018;50(4):700-708, Open Access
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001479

Mies GW, Verweij KJH, Treur JL, Ligthart L, Fedko IO, Hottenga JJ, Willemsen G, Bartels M, Boomsma DI, Vink JM. Polygenic risk for alcohol consumption and its association with alcohol-related phenotypes: Do stress and life satisfaction moderate these relationships? Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2018;183:7-12, Open Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.10.018

Minica CC, Dolan CV, Boomsma DI, Geus EJC de, Neale MC. Extending Causality Tests with Genetic Instruments: An Integration of Mendelian Randomization with the Classical Twin Design. Behavior Genetics. 2018;48(4):337-349, Open Access
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-018-9904-4
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Minica CC, Verweij KJH, Most PJ van der, Mbarek H, Bernard M, Eijk KR van, Lind PA, Liu MZ, Maciejewski DF, Palviainen T, Abdellaoui A, Davies GE, Ehli EA, Fedko IO, Hottenga JJ, Neale MC, Loukola A, Boks MP, Snieder H, Munafò MR, Gelernter J, Boomsma DI, Martin NG, Gillespie NA, Vink JM, Derks EM, many others. Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis of Age at First Cannabis Use. Addiction. 2018;113(11):2073-2086
DOI: 10.1111/add.14368
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Molnos S, Wahl S, Haid M, Marelise E, Eekhoff W, Pool R, Floegel A, Deelen J, Much D, Draisma HHM, Simonis-Bik AMC, Willemsen G, Geus EJC de, Boomsma DI, Slagboom PE, Hummel S, Beekman M, Grallert H, Brunak S, McCarthy MI, Gupta R, Pearson ER, Adamski J, Hart LM ’t, many others. Metabolite ratios as potential biomarkers for type 2 diabetes: a DIRECT study. Diabetologia. 2018;61(1):117-129, Open Access
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4436-7
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Odintsova VV, Willemsen G, Dolan CV, Hottenga JJ, Martin NG, Slagboom PE, Ordonana JR, Boomsma DI. Establishing a Twin Register: An Invaluable Resource for (Behavior) Genetic, Epidemiological, Biomarker, and 'Omics' Studies. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 2018;21(3):239-252, Open Access
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2018.23
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Ouwens KG, Jansen R, Tolhuis B, Slagboom PE, Penninx BWJH, Boomsma DI. A characterization of post-zygotic mutations identified in monozygotic twins. Human Mutation. 2018;39(10):1393-1401, Open Access
DOI: 10.1002/humu.23586
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Parmar P, Lowry E, Cugliari G, Suderman M, Wilson R, Karhunen V, Andrewi T, Wiklund P, Wielscher M, Guarrera S, Boomsma DI, Slagboom PE, Heijmans BT, BIOS Consortium, Rathmann W, Relton CL, Matullo G, Brenner H, Verweij N, Li S, Chambers JC, Järvelin MR, Sebert S, GLOBAL Meth QTL, many others. Association of maternal prenatal smoking GFI1-locus and cardio-metabolic phenotypes in 18,212 adults. EBioMedicine, 38:206-216, Open Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.10.066
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Pasman JA, Verweij KJH, Gerring Z, Stringer S, Sanchez-Roige S, Treur JL, Abdellaoui A, Nivard MG, Baselmans BML, Ong JS, Ip HF, Zee MD van der, Bartels M, the 23andMe Research Team, The Substance Use Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, International Cannabis Consortium, Boomsma DI, Martin NG, Macgregor S, Perry JRB, Palmer AA, Posthuma D, Munafò MR, Gillespie NA, Derks EM, Vink JM, many others. GWAS of lifetime cannabis use reveals new risk loci, genetic overlap with psychiatric traits, and a causal influence of schizophrenia. Nature Neuroscience. 2018;21(9):1161-1170
DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0206-1
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Peyrot WJ, Auwera S van der, Milaneschi Y, Dolan CV, Madden PAF, Sullivan PF, Strohmaier J, Ripke S, Rietschel M, Nivard MG, Mullins N, Montgomery GW, Henders AK, Heath AC, Fisher HL, Dunn EC, Byrne EM, Air TA, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Baune BT, Breen G, Levinson DF, Lewis CM, Martin NG, Nelson EN, Boomsma DI, Grabe HJ, Wray NR, Penninx BWJH. Does Childhood Trauma Moderate Polygenic Risk for Depression? A Meta-analysis of 5765 Subjects From the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Biological Psychiatry. 2018;84(2):138-147
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.09.009
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Piirtola M, Jelenkovic A, Latvala A, Sund R, Honda C, Inui F, Watanabe M, Tomizawa R, Iwatani Y, Ordonana JR, Derom CA, Vlietinck RF, Loos RJF, Silberg JL, Maes HH, Boomsma DI, Sørensen TIA, Korhonen T, Kaprio J, Silventoinen K, many others. Association of current and former smoking with body mass index: A study of smoking discordant twin pairs from 21 twin cohorts. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(7), Open Access
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200140
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Qi T, Wu Y, Zeng J, Zhang F, Xue A, Jiang L, Zhu Z, Kemper K, Yengo L, Zheng Z, eQTLGen Consortium, Boomsma DI, Nivard MG, Penninx BWJH, Dongen J van, Marioni RE, Montgomery GW, Deary IJ, Wray NR, Visscher PM, McRae AF, Yang J , many others. Identifying gene targets for brain-related traits using transcriptomic and methylomic data from blood. Nature Communications. 2018;9:2282, Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04558-1
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Sandanger TM, Nøst TH, Guida F, Rylander C, Campanella G, Muller DC, Dongen J van, Boomsma DI, Johansson M, Vineis P, Vermeulen R, Lund E, Chadea M. DNA methylation and associated gene expression in blood prior to lung cancer diagnosis in the Norwegian Women and Cancer cohort. Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1):16714, Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34334-6
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Smit DJA, Wright MJ, Meyers JL, Martin NG, Ho YYW, Malone SM, Zhang J, Burwell SJ, Chorlian DB, Geus EJC de, Denys D, Hansell NK, Hottenga JJ, McGue M, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Whelan CD, Medland SE, Porjesz B, Lacono WG, Boomsma DI. Genome-wide association analysis links multiple psychiatric liability genes to oscillatory brain activity. Human Brain Mapping. 2018;39(11):4183-4195, Open Access
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24238
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Timmermans EJ, Lakerveld J, Beulens JWJ, Boomsma DI, Kramer SE, Oosterman M, Willemsen G, Stam M, Nijpels G, Schuengel C, Smit JH, Brunekreef B, Dekkers JEC, Deeg DJH, Penninx BWJH, Huisman M. Cohort profile: the Geoscience and Health Cohort Consortium (GECCO) in the Netherlands. BMJ Open. 2018;8:e021597, Open Access
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021597

Treur JL, Verweij KJH, Abdellaoui A, Fedko IO, Zeeuw EL de, Ehli EA, Davies GE, Hottenga JJ, Willemsen G, Boomsma DI, Vink JM. Testing familial transmission of smoking with two different research designs. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2018;20(7):836-842
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx121
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Visscher CM, Schouten MJ, Ligthart L, Houtem CM van, Jongh A de, Boomsma DI. Shared Genetics of Temporomandibular Disorder Pain and Neck Pain: Results of a Twin Study. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain & Headache. 2018;32(2):107-112
DOI: 10.11607/ofph.2016

Waage J, Standl M, Curtin JA, Jessen LE, Thorsen J, Tian C, Schoettler N, the 23andMe Research Team, AAGC Collaborators, Flores C, Abdellaoui A, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Boomsma DI, Weidinger S, Weiss S, Willemsen G, Williams LK, Ober C, Hinds DA, Ferreira MA, Bisgaard H, Strachan DP, Bønnelykke K, many others. Genome-wide association and HLA fine-mapping studies identify risk loci and genetic pathways underlying allergic rhinitis. Nature Genetics. 2018;50(8):1072-1080
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0157-1
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Walters RK, Polimanti R, Johnson EC, McClintick JN, Adams MJ, Adkins AE, Aliev F, Bacanu SA, Batzler A, Bertelsen S, Hottenga JJ, Ligthart L, Mbarek H, Milaneschi Y, 23andMe Research Team, Boomsma DI, Penninx BWJH, Tarter RE, Vanyukov MM, Vrieze S, Wall TL, Whitfield JB, Zhao H, Neale BM, Gelernter J, Edenberg HJ, Agrawal A, many others. Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders. Nature Neuroscience. 2018;21(12):1656-1669
DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0275-1
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Wang J, Kurilshikov A, Radjabzadeh D, Turpin W, Croitoru K, Bonder MJ, Jackson MA, Medina-Gomez C, Frost F, Homuth G, Rühlemann M, Hughes D, Kim H, MiBioGen Consortium Initiative, Boomsma DI, Davies GE, Geus EJC de, Ehli EA, Finnicum CT, IJzerman R, Mbarek H, Willemsen G, Spector TD, Bell JT, Steves CJ, Timpson N, Franke A, Wijmenga C, Meyer K, Kacprowski T, Franke L, Paterson AD, Raes J, Kraaij R, Zhernakova A, many others. Meta-analysis of human genome-microbiome association studies: the MiBioGen consortium initiative. Microbiome. 2018;6(1):101, Open Access
DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0479-3
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Ward-Caviness CK, Huffman JE, Evertt K, Germain M, Dongen J van, Hill WD, Jhun MA, Brody JA, Ghanbari M, Boomsma DI, Willemsen G, Ligthart L, Johnson AD, Gagnon F, Morange PE, Geus EJC de, Starr JM, Smith JA, Dehghan A, Björck HM, Smith NL, Peters A, many others. DNA methylation age is associated with an altered hemostatic profile in a multi-ethnic meta-analysis. Blood. 2018;132(17):1842-1850, Open Access
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-02-831347
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Warrier V, Grasby KL, Uzefovsky F, Toro R, Smith P, Chakrabarti B, Khadake J, Mawbey-Adamson E, Litterman N, Hottenga JJ, Lubke G, Boomsma DI, Martin NG, Hatemi PK, Medland SE, Hinds DA, Bourgeron T, Baron-Cohen S. Genome-wide meta-analysis of cognitive empathy: heritability, and correlates with sex, neuropsychiatric conditions and cognition. Molecular Psychiatry. 2018;23(6):1402-1409, Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.122
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Wesseldijk LW, Dieleman GC, Steensel FJA van, Bleijenberg EJ, Bartels M, Bögels SM, Middeldorp CM. Do Parental Psychiatric Symptoms Predict Outcome in Children With Psychiatric Disorders? A Naturalistic Clinical Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2018;57(9):669-677
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.05.017

Wesseldijk LW, Bartels M, Vink JM, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Ligthart L, Boomsma DI, Middeldorp CM. Genetic and environmental influences on conduct and antisocial personality problems in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2018;27(9):1123-1132
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-1014-y
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Wesseldijk LW, Dieleman GC, Steensel FJA van, Bartels M, Hudziak JJ, Lindauer RJL, Bögels SM, Middeldorp CM. Risk factors for parental psychopathology: a study in families with children or adolescents with psychopathology. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2018;27(12):1575-1584, Open Access
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1156-6
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Willems YE, Dolan CV, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Zeeuw EL de, Boomsma DI, Bartels M, Finkenauer C. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Self-Control: Assessing Self-Control with the ASEBA Self-Control Scale. Behavior Genetics. 2018;48(2):135-146, Open Access
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-018-9887-1
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Willems YE, Li JB, Hendriks AM, Bartels M, Finkenauer C. The Relationship between Family Violence and Self-Control in Adolescence: A Multi-Level Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018;15(11):2468, Open Access
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112468

Wray NR, Ripke S, Mattheisen M, Trzaskowski M, Byrne EM, Abdellaoui A, Adams MJ, Agerbo E, Air TM, Andlauer TMF, Derks EM, Dolan CV, Hottenga JJ, Mbarek H, Middeldorp CM, Nivard MG, Posthuma D, Willemsen G, Boomsma DI, Geus EJC de, Penninx BWJH, Tiemeier H, Uher R, Völzke H, Weissman MM, Werge T, Winslow AR, Lewis CM, Levinson DF, Breen G, Børglum AD, Sullivan PF, The Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, many others. Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression. Nature Genetics. 2018;50(5):668-681
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0090-3
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Xue A, Wu Y, Zhu Z, Zhang F, Kemper KE, Zheng Z, Yengo L, Lloyd-Jones LR, Sidorenko J, Wu Y, eQTLGen Consortium, Boomsma DI, Jansen R, Nivard MG, Penninx BWJH, Dongen J van, McRae AF, Visscher PM, Zeng J, Yang J, many others. Genome-wide association analyses identify 143 risk variants and putative regulatory mechanisms for type 2 diabetes. Nature Communications. 2018;9(1):2941, Open Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04951-w
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Yang Y, Zhao H, Boomsma DI, Ligthart L, Belin AC, Davey Smith G, Esko T, Folkmann Hansen T, Freilinger TM, Arfan Ikram M, Kallela M, Kubisch C, Paraskevi C, Strachan DP, Wessman M, The International Headache Genetics Consortium, Maagdenberg AMJM van den, Hottenga JJ, Penninx BWJH, Terwindt GM, Nyholt DR. Molecular genetic overlap between migraine and major depressive disorder. European Journal of Human Genetics. 2018;26(8):1202-1216
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-018-0150-2
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Yokoyama Y, Jelenkovic A, Hur YM, Sund R, Fagnani C, Stazi MA, Brescianini S, Ji F, Ning F, Pang Z, Bartels M, Beijsterveldt CEM van, Willemsen G, Tynelius P, Tarnoki AD, Tarnoki DL, Ooki S, Rose RJ, Pietiläinen KH, Sørensen TIA, Boomsma DI, Kaprio J, Silventoinen K, many others. Genetic and environmental factors affecting birth size variation: a pooled individual-based analysis of secular trends and global geographical differences using 26 twin cohorts. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018;47(4):1195-1206, Open Access
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyy081
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Yousefi S, Abbassi-Daloii T, Kraaijenbrink T, Vermaat M, Mei H, 't Hof P van, Iterson M van, Zhernakova DV, Claringbould A, Franke L, 't Hart LM, Slieker RC, Heijden A van der, Knijff P de, BIOS Consortium, Boomsma DI, Dongen J van, Hottenga JJ, Pool R, Hoen PAC 't. A SNP panel for identification of DNA and RNA specimens. BMC Genomics. 2018;19(90), Open Access
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4482-7
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Zilhão NR, Abdellaoui A, Smit DJA, Cath DC, Hottenga JJ, Boomsma DI. Polygenic prediction of obsessive compulsive symptoms. Molecular Psychiatry. 2018;23(2):168-169
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.248