Department of Biotechnology
inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine)

Cross-diagnostic evaluation of minor physical anomalies in psychiatric disorders.

Publication Type

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Date of Publication

October 1, 2021

Journal

Journal of psychiatric research

Volume/Issue

142

ISSN

1879-1379

Minor physical anomalies (MPA) are markers of impaired neurodevelopment during the prenatal stage. Assessing MPA across psychiatric disorders may help understand their shared nature. In addition, MPA in family members would indicate a shared liability and endophenotype potential. We examined familial aggregation of MPA and their role as transdiagnostic and disorder-specific markers of 5 major psychiatric/neuropsychiatric conditions (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, substance dependence, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Alzheimer’s dementia).

Alternate Journal

J Psychiatr Res

PubMed ID

34325233

Authors

Vanteemar S Sreeraj
Joan C Puzhakkal
Bharath Holla
Ravi Kumar Nadella
Sweta Sheth
Srinivas Balachander
Dhruva Ithal
Furkhan Ali
Biju Viswanath
Kesavan Muralidharan
Ganesan Venkatasubramanian
John P John
Vivek Benegal
Pratima Murthy
Mathew Varghese
Yc Janardhan Reddy
Sanjeev Jain

Keywords

Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Bipolar Disorder
Endophenotypes
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia