The road to precision psychiatry: translating genetics into disease mechanisms

MJ Gandal, V Leppa, H Won, NN Parikshak… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Hundreds of genetic loci increasing risk for neuropsychiatric disorders have recently been
identified. This success, perhaps paradoxically, has posed challenges for therapeutic …

The anorexia nervosa genetics initiative (ANGI): overview and methods

…, Z Yilmaz, KM Kirk, S Gordon, VM Leppä… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Genetic factors contribute to anorexia nervosa (AN); and the first genome-wide
significant locus has been identified. We describe methods and procedures for the Anorexia …

Rituximab maintenance for 2 years in patients with high tumour burden follicular lymphoma responding to rituximab plus chemotherapy (PRIMA): a phase 3 …

…, LM Pedersen, A Delmer, D Simpson, S Leppa… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with follicular lymphoma can have long survival times, but disease
progression typically occurs 3–5 years after initial treatment. We assessed the potential benefit …

Heat shock response-pathophysiological implications

S Leppa, L Sistonen - Annals of medicine, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
All organisms exposed to environmental stress conditions share a common molecular
response characterized by a dramatic change in the pattern of gene expression followed by an …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic and functional drivers of diffuse large B cell lymphoma

…, NS Davis, AB Moffitt, CL Love, A Waldrop, S Leppa… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of blood cancer and is
characterized by a striking degree of genetic and clinical heterogeneity. This heterogeneity …

Shared molecular neuropathology across major psychiatric disorders parallels polygenic overlap

MJ Gandal, JR Haney, NN Parikshak, V Leppa… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The predisposition to neuropsychiatric disease involves a complex, polygenic, and pleiotropic
genetic architecture. However, little is known about how genetic variants impart brain …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular understanding of sulphuric acid–amine particle nucleation in the atmosphere

…, A Laaksonen, K Lehtipalo, M Leiminger, J Leppä… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Nucleation of aerosol particles from trace atmospheric vapours is thought to provide up to
half of global cloud condensation nuclei 1 . Aerosols can cause a net cooling of climate by …

Genome-wide changes in lncRNA, splicing, and regional gene expression patterns in autism

…, M Irimia, G Ramaswami, MJ Gandal, C Hartl, V Leppa… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) involves substantial genetic contributions. These contributions
are profoundly heterogeneous but may converge on common pathways that are not yet …

Randomized phase III trial of ibrutinib and rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone in non–germinal center B-cell diffuse large B …

…, D Belada, O Samoilova, C Suh, S Leppä… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Ibrutinib has shown activity in non–germinal center B-cell diffuse large B-cell
lymphoma (DLBCL). This double-blind phase III study evaluated ibrutinib and rituximab plus …

Dense genotyping of immune-related disease regions identifies nine new risk loci for primary sclerosing cholangitis

…, M Sterneck, A Teufel, AL Mason, J Saarela, V Leppa… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a severe liver disease of unknown etiology leading to
fibrotic destruction of the bile ducts and ultimately to the need for liver transplantation 1 , 2 , …