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With 1000+ intl scientists & 900,000 participants, the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium is the largest biological investigation in the history of psychiatry.
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✨Publication alert!✨The Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC-ED) has, for the first time, identified genetic factors associated with binge eating and compared them to the genetic factors linked to anorexia nervosa.
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📢 New publication in @NatureHumBehav from the PGC Anxiety Working Group: the largest GWAS of generalised anxiety symptoms to date, analysing ~700k across 14 cohorts. We found 74 genome-wide significant loci, 39 novel for anxiety.
1/ We conclude this Twitter takeover spotlighting an upcoming symposium at #WCPG2026
“Advancing Psychiatric Genomics through Large-Scale African Cohorts” 🌍🧬
The session will highlight how African cohorts are reshaping psychiatric genetics globally
@MLCampbell @rockyestroud2
“Advancing Psychiatric Genomics through Large-Scale African Cohorts” 🌍🧬
The session will highlight how African cohorts are reshaping psychiatric genetics globally
@MLCampbell @rockyestroud2
1/ 🧠🌍 Spotlight on the African Bioinformatics Institute (ABI)!
ABI is helping drive data-driven biomedical research across Africa by building computational infrastructure, empowering African scientists, and ensuring genomic discoveries better represent African populations.
ABI is helping drive data-driven biomedical research across Africa by building computational infrastructure, empowering African scientists, and ensuring genomic discoveries better represent African populations.