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Editorial

Published on 04 Aug 2026

Editorial: The genetic intersection of mental and physical health: unraveling shared heritable risk factors

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Hongbao Cao
Sha Liu
Shaolei Teng

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1930178

814 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 30 Jul 2026

Peripheral Blood Correlates of Negative Symptom Severity in Schizophrenia: Exploratory Findings from an Indian Cohort

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Vinesh Kamble
Vipul Wagh
Soumya Yadav
Sukeshini Khandagale
Aditi Agnihotri
Shruti Purohit
Suchita Agrawal
Pavithra Jayasankar
Swarnabuddha Nayok
Biju Viswanath

Frontiers in Psychiatry

824 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Jul 2026

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) and ABO Polymorphisms in Schizophrenia: Risk Factors and Age-of-Onset Stratification in an Algerian Population

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Houssam Boulenouar
Asma Rahoui
Farah Guermoudi
Ahlem Hania Oumiloud
Hadjer Benhatchi

Frontiers in Psychiatry

389 views

Systematic Review

Published on 12 Jun 2026

Genetic variation associated with depression in Latin American populations: a systematic review of single-nucleotide variants

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Gisela Aguirre
Ana Ramírez
Oscar López-Franco
Rossana C. Zepeda
Tania Molina-Jiménez
Armando Jesús Martínez
Claudia Juárez-Portilla
Mónica Flores-Muñoz

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1811491

2,535 views

Systematic Review

Published on 05 Jun 2026

Epigenetics of bipolar disorder: a bibliometric landscape and visualization analysis

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Lan Xiong
Haixia Fan
Jie Gao
Minmin Lei

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1804155

2,548 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2026

Abnormalcerebral-limbic functional connectivity between bipolar mania and bipolar depression under resting state

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Shanghao Yang
Chang Liu
Guowei Wu
Xinchun Li

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1799295

2,207 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Apr 2026

Age-dependent gray matter volume alterations in healthy siblings of schizophrenia patients: a structural magnetic resonance imaging study

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Chang Liu
Lingyun Liang
Guowei Wu
Xinchun Li

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1774832

1,668 views

Perspective

Published on 13 Apr 2026

Dimensional phenotype measurement in children with rare genetic conditions: new insights into the aetiology of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

SJRA Chawner
LC Chetcuti
EK Spackman
M Uljarevic

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1602131

2,173 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2026

Depression and cognition mediated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder to improve the activities of daily living in Parkinson’s disease patients

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Jing Cui
Jiaqi Zhang
Yang Cheng
Durong Chen
Yao Qin
Xiao Lu
Hongmei Yu

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1776297

2,603 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

BDNF genetic variants modulate the impact of childhood trauma on symptom dimensions in first-episode schizophrenia

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Junjiao Ping
Yong Wu
Jiali Luo
Ying Zhang
Tingyun Jiang
Yonghui Dang

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1790184

1,391 views

Review

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Polygenic scores in the study of gene–environment interplay and stress-related psychopathology

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Mehves Kouris
Robert Kumsta

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1736828

2,816 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Editome profiling and cross-cohort validation reveal A-to-I RNA editing dysregulation in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of sepsis patients

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Jie Shen
Jia-Qi Pan
Tian-Yue Yu
Le-Wen Liu
Yu-Nuo Li
Yun-Yun Jin
Minmin Zhu

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1742710

1,961 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Genetic architecture and clinical features of Tourette syndrome in a child and adolescent cohort: an explorative clinical exome-based study

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Federica Saia
Federica Mirabella
Andrea Longhitano
Nicoletta Maugeri
Rita Barone
Renata Rizzo

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1744145

2,110 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Association between interleukin-27 and suicidal ideation: a Mendelian randomization analysis and peripheral blood experimental study

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Xiwen Hu
Xiaowen Yin
Shengdong Wang
Chunyan Zhu
Xuan Ju
Zhonglin Tan
Lingna Lu

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1678780

2,160 views

Review

Published on 29 Oct 2025

The clinical use of epigenetics in psychiatry: a narrative review of epigenetic mechanisms, key candidate genes, and precision psychiatry

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Rachel Montel Hayes
Christopher E. Mason
John J. Miller

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1671122

12,937 views
4 citations

Perspective

Published on 20 Oct 2025

Eating behaviour and eating disorders in individuals with rare neurodevelopmental variants: current knowledge and future research directions

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Samuel J. R. A. Chawner

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1627378

2,663 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Integrative clinical and molecular insights into the comorbidity between depression and sleep apnea syndrome

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

HaiHua Chen
LanMei Zhuang
ZhiJuan Ji
Xing Sun
Ting Zhu
Bo Wang
Jin Wang

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1659330

5,439 views

Methods

Published on 21 Aug 2025

Association analysis between polygenic risk scores and traits: practical guidelines and tutorial with an illustrative data set of schizophrenia

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Itziar Irigoien
Patricia Mas-Bermejo
Sergi Papiol
Neus Barrantes-Vidal
Araceli Rosa
Concepción Arenas

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1621972

4,544 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jul 2025

Molecular insights into the bidirectional link between anxiety and COVID-19: a combined clinical and bioinformatics approach

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Wenjie Huang
Biao Hu
Chengyu Gu
Hao Wu
Yize Huang
Dexiang Yang

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1643355

4,728 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2025

A network analysis of gene co-expression in post-mortem brain tissues identifying novel genes and biological pathways underlying major depression

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Miaomiao Yan
Man Chen
Qin Jiang
Huilan Huang
Yigao Wu

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1556983

5,026 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2025

Phenotype and psychometric characterization of Phelan-McDermid syndrome patients: pioneering towards personalized medicine

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Julián Nevado
Filippo Ciceri
Cristina Bel-Fenellós
Jair A. Tenorio-Castaño
Tamara Maes
Jordi Xaus
Carlos Buesa
Pablo Lapunzina

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1511962

4,615 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Feb 2025

Adolescents and adults with FOXP1 syndrome show high rates of anxiety and externalizing behaviors but not psychiatric decompensation or skill loss

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Tess Levy
Hailey Silver
Renee Soufer
Audrey Rouhandeh
Alexander Kolevzon
Joseph D. Buxbaum
Paige M. Siper

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1526383

6,192 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 20 Dec 2024

Sex and genetic background influence intravenous oxycodone self-administration in the hybrid rat diversity panel

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Eamonn P. Duffy
Jonathan O. Ward
Luanne H. Hale
Kyle T. Brown
Andrew J. Kwilasz
Erika A. Mehrhoff
Laura M. Saba
Marissa A. Ehringer
Ryan K. Bachtell

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1505898

3,343 views
5 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 05 Dec 2024

The effect size of rs521851 in the intron of MAGI2/S-SCAM on HADS-D scores correlates with EAT-26 scores for eating disorders risk

in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

Daria Pinakhina
Evgeny Kasyanov
Grigory Rukavishnikov
Andrey K. Larin
Vladimir A. Veselovsky
Alexander Rakitko
Nikholay Neznanov
Alexander Kibitov
Galina Mazo
Mykyta Artomov

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1416009

3,104 views
2 citations

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articles

Editorial: The genetic intersection of mental and physical health: unraveling shared heritable risk factors

Peripheral Blood Correlates of Negative Symptom Severity in Schizophrenia: Exploratory Findings from an Indian Cohort

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) and ABO Polymorphisms in Schizophrenia: Risk Factors and Age-of-Onset Stratification in an Algerian Population

Genetic variation associated with depression in Latin American populations: a systematic review of single-nucleotide variants

Epigenetics of bipolar disorder: a bibliometric landscape and visualization analysis

Abnormalcerebral-limbic functional connectivity between bipolar mania and bipolar depression under resting state

Age-dependent gray matter volume alterations in healthy siblings of schizophrenia patients: a structural magnetic resonance imaging study

Dimensional phenotype measurement in children with rare genetic conditions: new insights into the aetiology of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders

Depression and cognition mediated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder to improve the activities of daily living in Parkinson’s disease patients

BDNF genetic variants modulate the impact of childhood trauma on symptom dimensions in first-episode schizophrenia

Polygenic scores in the study of gene–environment interplay and stress-related psychopathology

Editome profiling and cross-cohort validation reveal A-to-I RNA editing dysregulation in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of sepsis patients

Genetic architecture and clinical features of Tourette syndrome in a child and adolescent cohort: an explorative clinical exome-based study

Association between interleukin-27 and suicidal ideation: a Mendelian randomization analysis and peripheral blood experimental study

The clinical use of epigenetics in psychiatry: a narrative review of epigenetic mechanisms, key candidate genes, and precision psychiatry

Eating behaviour and eating disorders in individuals with rare neurodevelopmental variants: current knowledge and future research directions

Integrative clinical and molecular insights into the comorbidity between depression and sleep apnea syndrome

Association analysis between polygenic risk scores and traits: practical guidelines and tutorial with an illustrative data set of schizophrenia

Molecular insights into the bidirectional link between anxiety and COVID-19: a combined clinical and bioinformatics approach

A network analysis of gene co-expression in post-mortem brain tissues identifying novel genes and biological pathways underlying major depression

Phenotype and psychometric characterization of Phelan-McDermid syndrome patients: pioneering towards personalized medicine

Adolescents and adults with FOXP1 syndrome show high rates of anxiety and externalizing behaviors but not psychiatric decompensation or skill loss

Sex and genetic background influence intravenous oxycodone self-administration in the hybrid rat diversity panel

The effect size of rs521851 in the intron of MAGI2/S-SCAM on HADS-D scores correlates with EAT-26 scores for eating disorders risk