Publications 2009

Bochdanovitz et al (incl D Posthuma). Joint re-analysis of twenty-nine correlated SNPs supports the role of PCLO/Piccolo as a causal risk factor for major depressive disorder, Mol Psychiat, 2009;14(7):650-2.
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Bochdanovits Z, Gosso MF, van den Berg L, Rizzu P, Polderman TJC, Pardo LM, de Geus EJC, Boomsma DI, Heutink P, Posthuma D. A functional non-synonymous polymorphism under positive evolutionary selection in the beta-2 adrenergic receptor explains phenotypic differences in intelligence among humans. Behav Genet, 2009;39(1):15-23. pdf

De Moor MHM, Liu Y, Boomsma DI, Li J, Drees BM, Hamilton JJ, Hottenga JJ, Levy S, Liu X, Pei Y, Papasian CJ, Posthuma D, Recker RR, Sullivan PF, Wang L, Willemsen G, Yan H, Jin T, De Geus EJ, Deng H. Genome-wide association study of leisure-time exercise behavior in Dutch and American adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2009 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print] pdf

Haworth CM, Wright MJ, Martin NW, Martin NG, Boomsma DI, Bartels M, Posthuma D, Davis OS, Brant AM, Corley RP, Hewitt JK, Iacono WG, McGue M, Thompson LA, Hart SA, Petrill SA, Lubinski D, Plomin R.A twin study of the genetics of high cognitive ability selected from 11,000 twin pairs in six studies from four countries. Behav Genet. (doi: 10.1007/s10519-009-9262-3). pdf

Jonker MA, Bhulai A, Boomsma DI, Ligthart RS, Posthuma D & van der Vaart A,. (2008). Gamma frailty model for linkage analysis with application to interval censored migraine data. Biostatistics, 2009;10(1):187-200 pdf

Loos, M., van der Sluis, S., Bochdanovits, Z., van Zutphen, I.J., Pattij, T., Stiedl, O., Neuro-BSIK Mouse Phenomics consortium, Smit, A.B. & Spijker, S. (2009). Activity and impulsive action are controlled by different genetic and environmental factors. Genes Brain & Behavior. 8(8), 817-828.

Pardo L, Bochdanovits Z, de Geus E, Hottenga JJ, Sullivan P, Posthuma D, Penninx BWJH, Boomsma D, Heutink P. Global similarity with local differences in linkage disequilibrium between the Dutch and HapMap CEU populations. Eur J Hum Genet, 2009;17(6):802-10. pdf

Polderman TJ, de Geus EJ, Hoekstra RA, Bartels M, van Leeuwen M, Verhulst FC, Posthuma D, Boomsma DI. Attention problems, inhibitory control, and intelligence index overlapping genetic factors: A study in 9-, 12-, and 18-year-old twins. Neuropsychology. 2009;23(3):381-91. pdf

Posthuma D, de Koning DJ, Dolan CV, Goddard ME, Visscher PM. A note on permutation tests for genetic association analysis of quantitative traits when variances are heterogeneous, Genet Epidemiol,2009;33(8):710-6. pdf

Smit DJ, Posthuma D, Boomsma DI, De Geus EJ. Phenotypic and genetic correlations between evoked EEG/ERP measures during the response anticipation period of a delayed response task. Psychophysiology. 2009;46(2):344-56. pdf

Sullivan et al., (including Posthuma D) Genomewide Association for Major Depressive Disorder: A possible role for the presynaptic protein Piccolo. Mol Psychiat. 2009;14(4):359-75. pdf

The Psychiatric GWAS Consortium. A framework for interpreting genomewide association studies of psychiatric disorders. Mol Psychiat, 2009;14(1):10-7. pdf

The Psychiatric GWAS Consortium. Genomewide association studies: History, rationale and prospects for psychiatric disorders. Am J Psychiat, 2009;166(5):540-56. pdf

Thomsen S, van der Sluis S, Stensballe L, Posthuma D, Skytthe A, Kyvik K, Duffy D, Backer V, Bisgaard H. Exploring the association between severe respiratory syncytial virus infection and asthma: a registry-based twin study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2009; 179(12):1091-7. pdf

Vinkhuyzen AAE, van der Sluis S, Posthuma D, Boomsma DI. The heritability of aptitude and exceptional talent across different domains. Behav Genet, 2009;39(4):380-92. pdf