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Jouko Lönnqvist is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Finland. Their research encompasses fields primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The subfields most represented in their work include Psychiatry and Mental Health, Genetics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Molecular Biology, and Biological Psychiatry.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to mental health and genetic studies. Key topics include:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Lönnqvist has contributed to several recent scientific papers, including the following notable works:

  • The impact of rare protein coding genetic variation on adult cognitive function, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Contribution of astrocytes to familial risk and clinical manifestation of schizophrenia, 2021, Glia
  • Genetic contribution to microglial activation in schizophrenia, 2024, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Molecular signaling pathways underlying schizophrenia, 2021, Schizophrenia Research
  • Antipsychotic medications and sleep problems in patients with schizophrenia, 2024, Schizophrenia Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Lönnqvist include:

  • Jaana Suvisaari
  • Jari Tiihonen
  • Markku Lähteenvuo
  • Erkki Isometsä
  • Jarmo Hietala

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several key journals and publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin Open
  • Brain Sciences
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Schizophrenia Research

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • Suicide prevention strategies: a systematic review.

    John J Mann;Alan Apter;Jose Bertolote;Annette Beautrais

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new schizophrenia loci

    Stephan Ripke;Alan R. Sanders;Kenneth S. Kendler;Douglas F. Levinson

  • Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Dan Rujescu;Sven Cichon;Olli P. H. Pietilainen

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Hreinn Stefansson;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Stacy Steinberg;Stacy Steinberg;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Lifetime Prevalence of Psychotic and Bipolar I Disorders in a General Population

    Jonna Perälä;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni;Kimmo Kuoppasalmi

  • 11-year follow-up of mortality in patients with schizophrenia: a population-based cohort study (FIN11 study).

    Jari Tiihonen;Jari Tiihonen;Jouko Lönnqvist;Kristian Wahlbeck;Timo Klaukka

  • Genome Scan Meta-Analysis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Part II: Schizophrenia

    Cathryn M. Lewis;Douglas F. Levinson;Lesley H. Wise;Lynn E. DeLisi

  • Genetic influences on brain structure

    Paul M. Thompson;Tyrone D. Cannon;Katherine L. Narr;Theo van Erp

  • Mental disorders and comorbidity in suicide.

    M. M. Henriksson;Hillevi M. Aro;M. J. Marttunen;M. E. Heikkinen

  • Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

    Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

  • Attempted suicide in Europe: rates, trends and sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters during the period 1989-1992. Results of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Parasuicide

    Armin Schmidtke;Unni Bille-Brahe;Diego DeLeo;Ad Kerkhof

  • A review on cognitive impairments in depressive and anxiety disorders with a focus on young adults.

    Anu E. Castaneda;Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson;Mauri Marttunen;Jaana Suvisaari

  • Completed Suicide After a Suicide Attempt: A 37-Year Follow-Up Study

    Kirsi Suominen;Erkki Isometsä;Jaana Suokas;Jari Haukka

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • The Genetic Epidemiology of Schizophrenia in a Finnish Twin Cohort: A Population-Based Modeling Study

    Tyrone D. Cannon;Jaakko Kaprio;Jouko Lönnqvist;Matti Huttunen

  • Mental disorders in adolescent suicide. DSM-III-R axes I and II diagnoses in suicides among 13- to 19-year-olds in Finland.

    Mauri J. Marttunen;Hillevi M. Aro;Markus M. Henriksson;Jouko K. Lönnqvist

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks

  • Lifetime prevalence of psychotic and bipolar I disorders in a general population. Commentary

    John J. Mcgrath;Jonna Perälä;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaana Suvisaari
Jaana Suvisaari Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson
Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson University of Helsinki
Timo Partonen
Timo Partonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Erkki Isometsä
Erkki Isometsä University of Helsinki
Jari Haukka
Jari Haukka University of Helsinki
Tiina Paunio
Tiina Paunio University of Helsinki
Mauri Marttunen
Mauri Marttunen University of Helsinki
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Tyrone D. Cannon
Tyrone D. Cannon Yale University
Samuli I. Saarni
Samuli I. Saarni Tampere University

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