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Dan Rujescu

Researcher Next ID · RN-029877

Researcher · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Center for Neurosciences

Tucson, Austria

Not currently recruitingFunding unknown
Works count
902
Citation count
59,922
H-index
112
i10-index
419

Research interests

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Schizophrenia research and treatment
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Tryptophan and brain disorders
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Publications

  • World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders – Version 3. Part I: Anxiety disorders

    The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry · 2022 · https://doi.org/10.1080/15622975.2022.2086295

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness

    Nature Human Behaviour · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-00956-y

  • GWAS of Suicide Attempt in Psychiatric Disorders and Association With Major Depression Polygenic Risk Scores

    American Journal of Psychiatry · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18080957

  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence

    Nature Genetics · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0152-6

  • Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection

    Nature Genetics · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0059-2

  • Amisulpride and olanzapine followed by open-label treatment with clozapine in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder (OPTiMiSE): a three-phase switching study

    The Lancet Psychiatry · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30252-9

  • Convergence of placenta biology and genetic risk for schizophrenia

    Nature Medicine · 2018 · 10.1038/s41591-018-0021-y

  • GWAS meta-analysis reveals novel loci and genetic correlates for general cognitive function: a report from the COGENT consortium

    Molecular Psychiatry · 2017 · 10.1038/mp.2016.244

  • Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder

    JAMA Psychiatry · 2015 · 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.0554

  • Improved Detection of Common Variants Associated with Schizophrenia by Leveraging Pleiotropy with Cardiovascular-Disease Risk Factors

    The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2013 · 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.01.001

  • Improved Detection of Common Variants Associated with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Using Pleiotropy-Informed Conditional False Discovery Rate

    PLoS Genetics · 2013 · 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003455

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia

    Nature Genetics · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2742

  • Genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence:significant findings in African- and European-Americans including novel risk loci

    Molecular Psychiatry · 2013 · 10.1038/mp.2013.145

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Nature Genetics · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.803

  • The European Psychiatric Association (EPA) guidance on suicide treatment and prevention

    European Psychiatry · 2011 · 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.06.003

  • Genetic Evidence Implicates the Immune System and Cholesterol Metabolism in the Aetiology of Alzheimer's Disease

    PLoS ONE · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013950

  • Plasma Protein Biomarkers for Depression and Schizophrenia by Multi Analyte Profiling of Case-Control Collections

    PLoS ONE · 2010 · 10.1371/journal.pone.0009166

  • Multiple Independent Loci at Chromosome 15q25.1 Affect Smoking Quantity: a Meta-Analysis and Comparison with Lung Cancer and COPD

    PLoS Genetics · 2010 · 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001053

  • Sequence variants at CHRNB3–CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior

    Nature Genetics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.573

  • Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity

    Nature Genetics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.572

  • Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

    Nature · 2009 · 10.1038/nature08186

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 19p13.3 (UNC13A) and 9p21.2 as susceptibility loci for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Nature Genetics · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.442

  • A Genome-Wide Investigation of SNPs and CNVs in Schizophrenia

    PLoS Genetics · 2009 · 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000373

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Nature Genetics · 2009 · 10.1038/ng.440

  • Identification of loci associated with schizophrenia by genome-wide association and follow-up

    Nature Genetics · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.201

  • Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

    Nature · 2008 · 10.1038/nature07229

  • Disruption of the neurexin 1 gene is associated with schizophrenia

    Human Molecular Genetics · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddn351

  • LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia

    Molecular Psychiatry · 2007 · 10.1038/sj.mp.4002053

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