Astros Th. Skuladottir
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Astros Th. Skuladottir
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Researcher at deCODE genetics
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I sincerely hope that biobanks start considering language and communication as important phenotypes for GWAS. I outline the way forward in the TiGs Forum piece below. Special thanks to Kári Stefánsson, who introduced me to genetics 10 years ago 🫶
cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social Trends in Genetics @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social · Jun 18
Online Now! A new Forum article:

"Advancing GWAS of Human Communication"
by Rosa S. Gisladottir (@rosagisladottir.bsky.social)

"Opportunities abound if we take a holistic
view on human communication..."

Read more here:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lHgMcQbJF...
June 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Loss of HECTD2 and AKAP11 function lead to high risk of bipolar disorder. Both genes are tied to GSK3b, a suggested target of lithium.
Study led by Dr. Thorgeirsson - happy to be a part of it
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rare loss-of-function variants in HECTD2 and AKAP11 confer risk of bipolar disorder - Nature Genetics
Analysis of whole-genome sequencing data from Iceland and the UK Biobank identifies an excess burden of rare loss-of-function variants in HECTD2 and AKAP11 in individuals diagnosed with bipolar disord...
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM