Behrang Mahjani

Behrang Mahjani

Forskningsspecialist
E-postadress: behrang.mahjani@ki.se
Besöksadress: D4:53, Eugeniavägen 3, 17164 Stockholm
Postadress: K1 Molekylär medicin och kirurgi, K1 MMK Urologi, 171 76 Stockholm

Om mig

  • Vår forskargrupp undersöker utvecklingsmässiga ursprung och förlopp för neuropsykiatriska tillstånd, med särskilt fokus på autismspektrumtillstånd och ADHD. Dessa neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar uppträder tidigt i barndomen till följd av komplexa interaktioner mellan genetiska och miljömässiga faktorer. Vi utforskar psykiatrisk-somatisk samsjuklighet, särskilt den oväntade överlappningen mellan ADHD och nedre urinvägssymtom (LUTS), vilket avslöjar gemensamma neuroendokrina mekanismer som involverar HPA-axeln och det autonoma nervsystemet. Dessutom undersöker vi farmakogenetiska interaktioner vid ADHD, där vi granskar hur genetiska profiler påverkar både behandlingsutfall av centralstimulantia och risken för att utveckla psykotiska tillstånd och bipolär sjukdom hos behandlade ungdomar.


    Vi studerar även svåra psykiatriska tillstånd efter förlossning, särskilt postpartumpsykos, vilket representerar ett kritiskt fönster för att förstå psykiatrisk sårbarhet. Genom analyser av sällsynta varianter och storskaliga genomiska kohorter karakteriserar vi den genetiska arkitekturen för dessa tillstånd och identifierar graviditetsrelaterade utlösande faktorer.

Artiklar

  • Journal article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2025;:S0006-3223(25)01536-7
    Bergink V; Akbarian S; Byatt N; Chandra PS; Cirino N; Dazzan P; De Witte L; Di Florio A; Dolman C; Jones I; Kamperman A; Mahjani B; Meltzer-Brody S; Munk-Olsen T; Nagle-Yang S; Osborne LM; Rasgon N; Robakis T; Thippeswamy H; Vigod SN; Payne JL
  • Journal article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY GLOBAL OPEN SCIENCE. 2025;:100614
    Chatzigeorgiou C; Asgel Z; Avila MN; Mahjani B; Khachadourian V; Souaiaia T; Mullins N; Janecka M
  • Journal article: RES SQ. 2025
    Halvorsen M; Wang S; Miller-Fleming T; Yu D; Topaloudi A; de Schipper E; Bäckman J; Mataix-Cols D; Rück C; Mahjani B; Buxbaum J; Grice D; Cavallari L; Angiolillo D; Franchi F; Davis L; Han L; Ruderfer D; Dietrich A; Hoekstra P; Mattheisen M; Porras L; Giusti-Rodríguez P; Mathews C; Paschou P; Scharf J; Willsey J; Crowley J
  • Journal article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2025;182(8):742-750
    Mahjani B; Kepinska AP; Smout S; Cohen L; Caballero M; Buxbaum JD; Grice DE
  • Journal article: NATURE GENETICS. 2025;57(6):1389-1401
    Strom NI; Gerring ZF; Galimberti M; Yu D; Halvorsen MW; Abdellaoui A; Rodriguez-Fontenla C; Sealock JM; Bigdeli T; Coleman JR; Mahjani B; Thorp JG; Bey K; Burton CL; Luykx JJ; Zai G; Alemany S; Andre C; Askland KD; Bäckman J; Banaj N; Barlassina C; Nissen JB; Bienvenu OJ; Black D; Bloch MH; Børte S; Bosch R; Breen M; Brennan BP; Brentani H; Buxbaum JD; Bybjerg-Grauholm J; Byrne EM; Cabana-Dominguez J; Camarena B; Camarena A; Cappi C; Carracedo A; Casas M; Cavallini MC; Ciullo V; Cook EH; Crosby J; Cullen BA; De Schipper EJ; Delorme R; Djurovic S; Elias JA; Estivill X; Falkenstein MJ; Fundin BT; Garner L; Gironda C; Goes FS; Grados MA; Grove J; Guo W; Haavik J; Hagen K; Harrington K; Havdahl A; Höffler KD; Hounie AG; Hucks D; Hultman C; Janecka M; Jenike E; Karlsson EK; Kelley K; Klawohn J; Krasnow JE; Krebs K; Lange C; Lanzagorta N; Levey D; Lindblad-Toh K; Macciardi F; Maher B; Mathes B; McArthur E; McGregor N; McLaughlin NC; Meier S; Miguel EC; Mulhern M; Nestadt PS; Nurmi EL; O'Connell KS; Osiecki L; Ousdal OT; Palviainen T; Pedersen NL; Piras F; Piras F; Potluri S; Rabionet R; Ramirez A; Rauch S; Reichenberg A; Riddle MA; Ripke S; Rosário MC; Sampaio AS; Schiele MA; Skogholt AH; Sloofman LG; Smit J; Artigas MS; Thomas LF; Tifft E; Vallada H; van Kirk N; Veenstra-VanderWeele J; Vulink NN; Walker CP; Wang Y; Wendland JR; Winsvold BS; Yao Y; Zhou H; Estonian Biobank; 23andMe Inc.; Agrawal A; Alonso P; Berberich G; Bucholz KK; Bulik CM; Cath D; Denys D; Eapen V; Edenberg H; Falkai P; Fernandez TV; Fyer AJ; Gaziano JM; Geller DA; Grabe HJ; Greenberg BD; Hanna GL; Hickie IB; Hougaard DM; Kathmann N; Kennedy J; Lai D; Landén M; Hellard SL; Leboyer M; Lochner C; McCracken JT; Medland SE; Mortensen PB; Neale BM; Nicolini H; Nordentoft M; Pato M; Pato C; Pauls DL; Piacentini J; Pittenger C; Posthuma D; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Rasmussen SA; Richter MA; Rosenberg DR; Ruhrmann S; Samuels JF; Sandin S; Sandor P; Spalletta G; Stein DJ; Stewart SE; Storch EA; Stranger BE; Turiel M; Werge T; Andreassen OA; Børglum AD; Walitza S; Hveem K; Hansen BK; Rück C; Martin NG; Milani L; Mors O; Reichborn-Kjennerud T; Ribasés M; Kvale G; Mataix-Cols D; Domschke K; Grünblatt E; Wagner M; Zwart J-A; Breen G; Nestadt G; Kaprio J; Arnold PD; Grice DE; Knowles JA; Ask H; Verweij KJ; Davis LK; Smit DJ; Crowley JJ; Scharf JM; Stein MB; Gelernter J; Mathews CA; Derks EM; Mattheisen M
  • Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2025;57(6):1389-1401
    Strom NI; Gerring ZF; Galimberti M; Yu D; Halvorsen MW; Abdellaoui A; Rodriguez-Fontenla C; Sealock JM; Bigdeli T; Coleman JR; Mahjani B; Thorp JG; Bey K; Burton CL; Luykx JJ; Zai G; Alemany S; Andre C; Askland KD; Baeckman J; Banaj N; Nissen JB; Bienvenu OJ; Black D; Bloch MH; Borte S; Bosch R; Breen M; Brennan BP; Brentani H; Buxbaum JD; Bybjerg-Grauholm J; Byrne EM; Cabana-Dominguez J; Camarena B; Camarena A; Cappi C; Carracedo A; Casas M; Cavallini MC; Ciullo V; Cook EH; Crosby J; Cullen BA; De Schipper EJ; Delorme R; Djurovic S; Elias JA; Estivill X; Falkenstein MJ; Fundin BT; Garner L; Gironda C; Goes FS; Grados MA; Grove J; Guo W; Haavik J; Hagen K; Harrington K; Havdahl A; Hoeffler KD; Hounie AG; Hucks D; Hultman C; Janecka M; Jenike E; Karlsson EK; Kelley K; Klawohn J; Krasnow JE; Krebs K; Lange C; Lanzagorta N; Levey D; Lindblad-Toh K; Macciardi F; Maher B; Mathes B; Mcarthur E; Mcgregor N; Mclaughlin NC; Meier S; Miguel EC; Mulhern M; Nestadt PS; Nurmi EL; O'Connell KS; Osiecki L; Ousdal OT; Palviainen T; Pedersen NL; Piras F; Piras F; Potluri S; Rabionet R; Ramirez A; Rauch S; Reichenberg A; Riddle MA; Ripke S; Rosario MC; Sampaio AS; Schiele MA; Skogholt AH; Sloofman LG; Smit J; Artigas MS; Thomas LF; Tifft E; Vallada H; van Kirk N; Veenstra-VanderWeele J; Vulink NN; Walker CP; Wang Y; Wendland JR; Winsvold BS; Yao Y; Zhou H; Metspalu A; Esko T; Maegi R; Nelis M; Hudjashov G; German C; Agrawal A; Alonso P; Berberich G; Bucholz KK; Bulik CM; Cath D; Denys D; Eapen V; Edenberg H; Falkai P; Fernandez TV; Fyer AJ; Gaziano JM; Geller DA; Grabe HJ; Greenberg BD; Hanna GL; Hickie IB; Hougaard DM; Kathmann N; Kennedy J; Lai D; Landen M; Hellard SL; Leboyer M; Lochner C; Mccracken JT; Medland SE; Mortensen PB; Neale BM; Nicolini H; Nordentoft M; Pato M; Pato C; Pauls DL; Piacentini J; Pittenger C; Posthuma D; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Rasmussen SA; Richter MA; Rosenberg DR; Ruhrmann S; Samuels JF; Sandin S; Sandor P; Spalletta G; Stein DJ; Stewart SE; Storch EA; Stranger BE; Turiel M; Werge T; Andreassen OA; Borglum AD; Walitza S; Hveem K; Hansen BK; Rueck C; Martin NG; Milani L; Mors O; Reichborn-Kjennerud T; Ribases M; Kvale G; Mataix-Cols D; Domschke K; Gruenblatt E; Wagner M; Zwart J-A; Breen G; Nestadt G; Kaprio J; Arnold PD; Grice DE; Knowles JA; Ask H; Verweij KJ; Davis LK; Smit DJ; Crowley JJ; Scharf JM; Stein MB; Gelernter J; Mathews CA; Derks EM; Mattheisen M
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2025;182(6):542-550
    Kepinska AP; Robakis TK; Humphreys K; Liu X; Kahn RS; Munk-Olsen T; Bergink V; Mahjani B
  • Journal article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2025;97(9):s118
    Smout S; Mahjani B; Robakis T
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. 2025;37(2):217-238
    Trelles P; Mahjani B; Wilkinson E; Buonagura N; Donnelly L; Foss Feig J; Halpern D; Mckay M; Siper P; Buxbaum JD; Kolevzon A
  • Journal article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2025;112(3):599-614
    Koko M; Satterstrom FK; Autism Sequencing Consortium; APEX consortium; Warrier V; Martin H
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2024;87:146
    Jung S; Caballero M; Kepinska A; Robakis T; Bergink V; Mahjani B
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2024;87:185
    Asgel Z; Chatzigeorgiou C; Mahjani B; Avila MN; Souaiaia T; Buxbaum J; O'Reilly P; Khachadourian V; Mullins N; Janecka M
  • Article: CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 2024;95(3):721-733
    Soerensen F; Kimmel MC; Brenner V; Kraegeloh-Mann I; Skalkidou A; Mahjani B; Fransson E
  • Article: JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND GRAPHICAL STATISTICS. 2023;32(4):1393-1401
    Christoffersen B; Mahjani B; Clements M; Kjellstrom H; Humphreys K
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s133-s134
    Chatzigeorgiou C; Mahjani B; Avila MN; O'Reilly P; Mullins N; Janecka M
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s239-s240
    Kepinska A; Robakis T; Humphreys K; Kahn R; Munk-Olsen T; Bergink V; Mahjani B
  • Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2023;94(8):638-642
    Mahjani B; Klei L; Buxbaum Grice AS; Larsson H; Hultman CM; Sandin S; Devlin B; Buxbaum JD; Grice DE
  • Journal article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;13(1):71
    Khachadourian V; Mahjani B; Sandin S; Kolevzon A; Buxbaum JD; Reichenberg A; Janecka M
  • Journal article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;13(1):69
    Jain P; Miller-Fleming T; Topaloudi A; Yu D; Drineas P; Georgitsi M; Yang Z; Rizzo R; Müller-Vahl KR; Tumer Z; Mol Debes N; Hartmann A; Depienne C; Worbe Y; Mir P; Cath DC; Boomsma DI; Roessner V; Wolanczyk T; Janik P; Szejko N; Zekanowski C; Barta C; Nemoda Z; Tarnok Z; Buxbaum JD; Grice D; Glennon J; Stefansson H; Hengerer B; Benaroya-Milshtein N; Cardona F; Hedderly T; Heyman I; Huyser C; Morer A; Mueller N; Munchau A; Plessen KJ; Porcelli C; Walitza S; Schrag A; Martino D; Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Tourette Syndrome ; EMTICS collaborative group; Dietrich A; TS-EUROTRAIN Network; Mathews CA; Scharf JM; Hoekstra PJ; Davis LK; Paschou P
  • Article: GENES. 2022;13(10):1796
    Mahjani B; Birnbaum R; Grice AB; Cappi C; Jung S; Avila MN; Reichenberg A; Sandin S; Hultman CM; Buxbaum JD; Grice DE
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2022;61(10):s296
    Mahjani B
  • Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;57(10):2147-2155
    Mahjani B; Mahjani CG; Reichenberg A; Sandin S; Hultman CM; Buxbaum JD; Grice DE
  • Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2022;54(9):1320-1331
    Fu JM; Satterstrom FK; Peng M; Brand H; Collins RL; Dong S; Wamsley B; Klei L; Wang L; Hao SP; Stevens CR; Cusick C; Babadi M; Banks E; Collins B; Dodge S; Gabriel SB; Gauthier L; Lee SK; Liang L; Ljungdahl A; Mahjani B; Sloofman L; Smirnov AN; Barbosa M; Betancur C; Brusco A; Chung BHY; Cook EH; Cuccaro ML; Domenici E; Ferrero GB; Gargus JJ; Herman GE; Hertz-Picciotto I; Maciel P; Manoach DS; Passos-Bueno MR; Persico AM; Renieri A; Sutcliffe JS; Tassone F; Trabetti E; Campos G; Cardaropoli S; Carli D; Chan MCY; Fallerini C; Giorgio E; Girardi AC; Hansen-Kiss E; Lee SL; Lintas C; Ludena Y; Nguyen R; Pavinato L; Pericak-Vance M; Pessah IN; Schmidt RJ; Smith M; Costa CIS; Trajkova S; Wang JYT; Yu MHC; Cutler DJ; De Rubeis S; Buxbaum JD; Daly MJ; Devlin B; Roeder K; Sanders SJ; Talkowski ME
  • Journal article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2022;79(3):250-259
    Birnbaum R; Mahjani B; Loos RJF; Sharp AJ
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2022;179(3):216-225
    Mahjani B; Klei L; Mattheisen M; Halvorsen MW; Reichenberg A; Roeder K; Pedersen NL; Boberg J; de Schipper E; Bulik CM; Landen M; Fundin B; Mataix-Cols D; Sandin S; Hultman CM; Crowley JJ; Buxbaum JD; Ruck C; Devlin B; Grice DE
  • Article: MOLECULAR AUTISM. 2021;12(1):65
    Mahjani B; De Rubeis S; Gustavsson Mahjani C; Mulhern M; Xu X; Klei L; Satterstrom FK; Fu J; Talkowski ME; Reichenberg A; Sandin S; Hultman CM; Grice DE; Roeder K; Devlin B; Buxbaum JD
  • Article: MOLECULAR AUTISM. 2021;12(1):66
    Klei L; McClain LL; Mahjani B; Panayidou K; De Rubeis S; Grahnat A-CS; Karlsson G; Lu Y; Melhem N; Xu X; Reichenberg A; Sandin S; Hultman CM; Buxbaum JD; Roeder K; Devlin B
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2021;51:e218
    Birnbaum R; Mahjani B; Loos RJF; Sharp A
  • Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;55(10):1383-1393
    Mahjani B; Dellenvall K; Grahnat A-CS; Karlsson G; Tuuliainen A; Reichert J; Mahjani CG; Klei L; De Rubeis S; Reichenberg A; Devlin B; Hultman CM; Buxbaum JD; Sandin S; Grice DE
  • Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2020;87(12):1045-1051
    Mahjani B; Klei L; Hultman CM; Larsson H; Devlin B; Buxbaum JD; Sandin S; Grice DE
  • Article: CELL. 2020;180(3):568-584.e23
    Satterstrom FK; Kosmicki JA; Wang J; Breen MS; De Rubeis S; An J-Y; Peng M; Collins R; Grove J; Klei L; Stevens C; Reichert J; Mulhern MS; Artomov M; Gerges S; Sheppard B; Xu X; Bhaduri A; Norman U; Brand H; Schwartz G; Nguyen R; Guerrero EE; Dias C; Betancur C; Cook EH; Gallagher L; Gill M; Sutcliffe JS; Thurm A; Zwick ME; Borglum AD; State MW; Cicek AE; Talkowski ME; Cutler DJ; Devlin B; Sanders SJ; Roeder K; Daly MJ; Buxbaum JD; Aleksic B; Anney R; Barbosa M; Bishop S; Brusco A; Bybjerg-Grauholm J; Carracedo A; Chan MCY; Chiocchetti AG; Chung BHY; Coon H; Cuccaro ML; Curro A; Dalla Bernardina B; Doan R; Domenici E; Dong S; Fallerini C; Fernandez-Prieto M; Ferrero GB; Freitag CM; Fromer M; Gargus JJ; Geschwind D; Giorgio E; Gonzalez-Penas J; Guter S; Halpern D; Hansen-Kiss E; He X; Herman GE; Hertz-Picciotto I; Hougaard DM; Hultman CM; Ionita-Laza I; Jacob S; Jamison J; Jugessur A; Kaartinen M; Knudsen GP; Kolevzon A; Kushima I; Lee SL; Lehtimaki T; Lim ET; Lintas C; Lipkin WI; Lopergolo D; Lopes F; Ludena Y; Maciel P; Magnus P; Mahjani B; Maltman N; Manoach DS; Meiri G; Menashe I; Miller J; Minshew N; Montenegro EMS; Moreira D; Morrow EM; Mors O; Mortensen PB; Mosconi M; Muglia P; Neale BM; Nordentoft M; Ozaki N; Palotie A; Parellada M; Passos-Bueno MR; Pericak-Vance M; Persico AM; Pessah I; Puura K; Reichenberg A; Renieri A; Riberi E; Robinson EB; Samocha KE; Sandin S; Santangelo SL; Schellenberg G; Scherer SW; Schlitt S; Schmidt R; Schmitt L; Silva IMW; Singh T; Siper PM; Smith M; Soares G; Stoltenberg C; Suren P; Susser E; Sweeney J; Szatmari P; Tang L; Tassone F; Teufel K; Trabetti E; Trelles MDP; Walsh CA; Weiss LA; Werge T; Werling DM; Wigdor EM; Wilkinson E; Willsey AJ; Yu TW; Yu MH; Yuen R; Zachi E; Agerbo E; Als TD; Appadurai V; Baekvad-Hansen M; Belliveau R; Buil A; Carey CE; Cerrato F; Chambert K; Churchhouse C; Dalsgaard S; Demontis D; Dumont A; Goldstein J; Hansen CS; Hauberg ME; Hollegaard MV; Howrigan DP; Huang H; Maller J; Martin AR; Martin J; Mattheisen M; Moran J; Pallesen J; Palmer DS; Pedersen CB; Pedersen MG; Poterba T; Poulsen JB; Ripke S; Schork AJ; Thompson WK; Turley P; Walters RK
  • Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2019;76(10):1035-1043
    Bai D; Yip BHK; Windham GC; Sourander A; Francis R; Yoffe R; Glasson E; Mahjani B; Suominen A; Leonard H; Gissler M; Buxbaum JD; Wong K; Schendel D; Kodesh A; Breshnahan M; Levine SZ; Parner ET; Hansen SN; Hultman C; Reichenberg A; Sandin S
  • Journal article: 2019
    Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism
    Satterstrom FK; Kosmicki JA; Wang J; Breen MS; De Rubeis S; An J-Y; Peng M; Collins RL; Grove J; Klei L; Stevens C; Reichert J; Mulhern MS; Artomov M; Gerges S; Sheppard B; Xu X; Bhaduri A; Norman U; Brand H; Schwartz G; Nguyen R; Guerrero EE; Dias C; Aleksic B; Barbosa M; Bishop S; Brusco A; Bybjerg-Grauholm J; Carracedo A; Chan MCY; Chiocchetti AG; Chung BHY; Coon H; Cuccaro ML; Currò A; Bernardina BD; Doan R; Domenici E; Dong​ S; Fallerini C; Ferná ndez-Prieto M; Ferrero GB; Freitag CM; Fromer M; Gargus JJ; Giorgio E; Gonzá lez-Peñ as J; Guter S; Halpern D; Hansen-Kiss E; He X; Herman GE; Hertz-Picciotto I; Hougaard DM; Hultman CM; Ionita-Laza I; Jacob S; Jamison J; Jugessur A; Kaartinen M; Knudsen GP; Kolevzon A; Kushima I; Lee SL; Lehtimä ki T; Lim ET; Lintas C; Lipkin WI; Lopergolo D; Lopes FAT; Ludena Y; Maciel P; Magnus P; Mahjani B; Maltman N; Manoach DS; Meiri G; Menashe I; Miller J; Minshew N; de Souza EMM; Moreira D; Morrow EM; Mors O; Mortensen PB; Mosconi M; Muglia P; Neale BM; Nordentoft M; Ozaki N; Palotie A; Parellada M; Passos-Bueno MR; Pericak-Vance M; Persico A; Pessah I; Puura K; Reichenberg A; Renieri A; Riber E; Robinson EB; Samocha KE; Sandin S; Santangelo SL; Schellenberg G; Scherer SW; Schlitt S; Schmidt R; Schmitt L; Silva IMW; Singh T; Siper PM; Smith M; Soares G; Stoltenberg C; Suren PAL; Susser E; Sweeney J; Szatmari P; Tassone F; Teufel K; Trabetti E; del Pilar Trelles M; Walsh C; Tang L; Weiss LA; Werge T; Werling D; Wigdor EM; Wilkinson E; Willsey AJ; Yu T; H.C. Yu M; Yuen R; Zachi E; Group IC; Betancur C; Cook EH; Gallagher L; Gill M; Sutcliffe JS; Thurm A; Zwick ME; Bø rglum AD; State MW; Cicek AE; Talkowski ME; Cutler DJ; Devlin B; Sanders SJ; Roeder K; Daly MJ; Buxbaum J
  • Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2018;83(7):589-597
    Yip BHK; Bai D; Mahjani B; Klei L; Pawitan Y; Hultman CM; Grice DE; Roeder K; Buxbaum JD; Devlin B; Reichenberg A; Sandin S
  • Article: IEEE-ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS. 2017;14(2):381-392
    Mahjani B; Toor S; Nettelblad C; Holmgren S
  • Article: JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2013;20(9):687-702
    Nettelblad C; Mahjani B; Holmgren S
  • Article: THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY. 2009;76(2):84-91
    Eriksson A; Mahjani B; Mehlig B
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Forskningsbidrag

  • The Role of Stimulant Medication for Psychotic and Bipolar Disorders in Youth with ADHD
    Vetenskapsrådet
    1 January 2026 - 31 December 2029
  • Mechanism of Association Between Childhood Psychiatric Disorder and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
    Vetenskapsrådet
    1 January 2026 - 31 December 2028
  • National Institute of Mental Health
    1 July 2025 - 30 April 2030
    Project Summary Considerable progress has been made in identifying highly penetrant genes for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly those involving deleterious de novo mutations that are evolutionarily constrained and crucial for developmental processes. These mutations typically result in syndromic forms of ASD with severe symptoms, but they are rare and do not account for the majority of ASD cases. In contrast, identifying genes with a moderate effect size (MES), which may explain the more heritable, mild, and broader ASD spectrum, has been limited. This project aims to identify and characterize MES risk genes by integrating both rare and common genetic variation. Our central hypothesis is that MES genes significantly contribute to ASD liability and manifestation, particularly among individuals with a high genetic load of common variation. The central hypothesis will be tested by pursuing four specific aims: (1) Identify and characterize MES risk genes using rare variation stratified by common variation
    (2) Identify MES risk genes on chromosome X using rare variation stratified by common variation
    (3) Identify MES risk genes contributing to ASD co-occurring conditions
    and (4) Cluster MES risk genes to identify biological pathways relevant to ASD heterogeneity. This research is significant because it sheds light on the role of MES risk genes in ASD liability and presentation, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and supporting clinical applications such as genetic counseling and individualized treatment options. The most innovative parts of our proposal include (1) a novel gene discovery approach targeting MES risk genes typically overlooked due to their subtler effects, (2) the integration of both common and rare genetic variations to comprehensively understand their interplay in ASD, (3) investigating sex- and genetic ancestry-specific ASD risk factors, particularly on chromosome X, and (4) identifying genetic factors that correspond to the heterogeneity within ASD. Importantly, although methodologically innovative, we use large, established collections of individuals diagnosed with ASD, their family members, and population controls, re-purposing these datasets to produce novel and clinically useful findings.
  • National Institute of Mental Health
    15 January 2023 - 31 December 2024

Anställningar

  • Forskningsspecialist, Molekylär medicin och kirurgi, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
  • Forskningsspecialist, Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

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