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Overview

Behrooz Z. Alizadeh is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their primary research focus lies within the field of medicine, with substantial contributions to psychiatry, genetics, surgery, experimental and cognitive psychology, and epidemiology.

Their work addresses a variety of topics, including:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • Mental health research topics
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
  • Nutritional studies and diet
  • Mental health treatment and access
  • Bipolar disorder and treatment

Among the recent published papers are:

  • Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia, 2022, Nature
  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing, 2021, Nature
  • Genetic analysis of over half a million people characterises C-reactive protein loci, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Genetic analysis in European ancestry individuals identifies 517 loci associated with liver enzymes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A systematic review and narrative synthesis of data-driven studies in schizophrenia symptoms and cognitive deficits, 2020, Translational Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alizadeh include:

  • Claudia J.P. Simons
  • Richard Bruggeman
  • Thérèse van Amelsvoort
  • Lieuwe de Haan
  • Frederike Schirmbeck

Their publications often appear in outlets such as:

  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Schizophrenia Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • Association analyses identify 38 susceptibility loci for inflammatory bowel disease and highlight shared genetic risk across populations

    J Z Liu;S van Sommeren;H Huang;S C Ng

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

    John R.B. Perry;Felix Day;Cathy E. Elks;Patrick Sulem

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in >80,000 subjects identifies multiple loci for C-reactive protein levels

    Abbas Dehghan;Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Maja Barbalic;Joshua C. Bis

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Genome-wide association study of systemic sclerosis identifies CD247 as a new susceptibility locus

    Timothy R.D.J. Radstake;Olga Y Gorlova;Blanca Rueda;Jose Ezequiel Martin

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis

    Eleanor Wheeler;Aaron Leong;Ching-Ti Liu;Marie-France Hivert

  • Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

    Lisette Stolk;John R B Perry;John R B Perry;Daniel I. Chasman;Chunyan He

  • Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

    Matthew R. Robinson;Aaron Kleinman;Mariaelisa Graff;Anna A.E. Vinkhuyzen

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Day Fr;Thompson Dj;elgason H;Chasman Di

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in > 80 000 Subjects Identifies Multiple Loci for C-Reactive Protein Levels

    Abbas Dehghan;Josee Dupuis;Maja Barbalic;Joshua C. Bis

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold Snieder
Harold Snieder University Medical Center Groningen
Lude Franke
Lude Franke University Medical Center Groningen
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Christian Gieger
Christian Gieger Helmholtz Zentrum München
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh

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