Genome-wide association study of REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson’s disease

Sosero YL, Heilbron K, Fontanillas P, Norcliffe-Kaufmann L, Yu E, Rudakou U, Ruskey JA, Freeman K, Asayesh F, Brolin KA, Swanberg M, Morris HR, Wu L, Real R, Pihlstrøm L, Tan M, Gasser T, Brockmann K, Liu H, Hu MTM, Grosset DG, Lewis SJG, Kwok JB, Pastor P, Alvarez I, Skorvanek M, Lackova A, Ostrozovicova M, Rizig M; 23andMe Research Team; International Parkinson’s Disease Genomics Consortium; Krohn L, Gan-Or Z. Genome-wide association study of REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson’s disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2025.

Post-traumatic stress disorder and REM-sleep behavior disorder: exploring genetic associations and causal links

Ghamgosar Shahkhali M, Liu L, Ghamgosar Shahkhali MH, Yu E, Asayesh F, Ahmad J, Teferra M, Arnulf I, Dodet P, Ju YE, Hu MTM, Montplaisir JY, Gagnon JF, Desautels A, Ibrahim A, Stefani A, Högl B, Akrtan-Süzgün M, Iranzo A, Serradell M, Montini A, Maya G, Gaig C, Luigi Gigli G, Valente M, Janes F, Bernardini A, Dauvilliers Y, Sonka K, Kemlink D, Dusek P, Sommerauer M, Tamgüney G, Figorilli M, Puligheddu M, Cochen De Cock V, Oertel W, Janzen A, Antelmi E, Mollenhauer B, Trenkwalder C, Sixel-Doring F, Terzaghi M, Fiamingo G, Skorvanek M, Kulcsarova K, Abril B, Charley Monaca C, Ferini-Strambi L, Bušková J, Orso B, Mattioli P, Arnaldi D, Dijkstra F, Viaene M, Boeve BF, Ross OA, Rouleau GA, Neilson LE, Elliott JE, Lim MM, Postuma RB, Gan-Or Z. Post-traumatic stress disorder and REM-sleep behavior disorder: exploring genetic associations and causal links. 2025. Preprint.

No Evidence for Genetic Role of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease.

Shahkhali MG, Liu L, Somerville EN, Noyce AJ, Gan-Or Z, Senkevich K. No Evidence for Genetic Role of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease. 2025. Preprint.

Associations between epilepsy-related polygenic risk and brain morphology in childhood

Ngo A, Liu L, Larivière S, Kebets V, Fett S, Weber CF, Royer J, Yu E, Rodríguez-Cruces R, Zhang Z, Ooi LQR, Yeo BTT, Frauscher B, Paquola C, Caligiuri ME, Gambardella A, Concha L, Keller SS, Cendes F, Yasuda CL, Bonilha L, Gleichgerrcht E, Focke NK, Kotikalapudi R, O’Brien TJ, Sinclair B, Vivash L, Desmond PM, Lui E, Vaudano AE, Meletti S, Kälviäinen R, Soltanian-Zadeh H, Winston GP, Tiwari VK, Kreilkamp BAK, Lenge M, Guerrini R, Hamandi K, Rüber T, Bauer T, Devinsky O, Striano P, Kaestner E, Hatton SN, Caciagli L, Kirschner M, Duncan JS, Thompson PM; ENIGMA Consortium Epilepsy Working Group; McDonald CR, Sisodiya SM, Bernasconi N, Bernasconi A, Gan-Or Z, Bernhardt BC. Associations between epilepsy-related polygenic risk and brain morphology in childhood. Brain. 2025. Preprint, PubMed

Obesity-related brain atrophy is independent of Alzheimer’s disease protein pathways

Morys F, Liu L, Senkevich K, Gan-Or Z, Dagher A. Obesity-related brain atrophy is independent of Alzheimer’s disease protein pathways. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025. PubMed

Genetic testing for Parkinson’s disease in Israel: Insights from the Rostock Parkinson’s Disease (ROPAD) study

Anis S, Weill C, Ponger P, Nassar M, Reiner J, Chorin O, Parlar SC, Alcalay RN, Gan-Or Z, Ezra A, Saar A, Thaler A, Cohen OS, Zlotnik Y, Benizri S, Nitsan Z, Djaldetti R, Yahalom G, Schlesinger I, Klein C, Paul JJ, Curado F, Oren L, Iftikhar S, Bauer P, Gurevich T, Arkadir D, Hassin-Baer S, Greenbaum L. Genetic testing for Parkinson’s disease in Israel: Insights from the Rostock Parkinson’s Disease (ROPAD) study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2025. PubMed

Genomic structural equation modeling of impulsivity and risk-taking traits reveals three latent factors distinctly associated with brain structure and development

Shishikura M, Liu L, Yu E, Zhu R, Vilar-Ribó L, Cupertino RB, Palmer AA, Sanchez-Roige S, Vainik U, Morys F, Gan-Or Z, Misic B, Dagher A. Genomic structural equation modeling of impulsivity and risk-taking traits reveals three latent factors distinctly associated with brain structure and development. Under Review. Preprint.

Coffee Consumption Is Associated With Later Age-at-Onset of Parkinson’s Disease

Kuzovenkova D, Liu L, Gan-Or Z, Senkevich K. Coffee Consumption Is Associated With Later Age-at-Onset of Parkinson’s Disease. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2025. PubMed

Investigating the Acute and Chronic Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Early Subacute Stroke

De Las Heras B, Rodrigues L, Cristini J, Yu E, Gan-Or Z, Arbour N, Thiel A, Tang A, Fung J, Eng JJ, Roig M. Investigating the Acute and Chronic Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Early Subacute Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2025. PubMed

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia in Alberta: Lessons from a Well-Defined Cohort Including the Indigenous Population

Assaedi E, Ashtiani S, Estiar MA, Gan-Or Z, McKenzie ED, Shetty A, Rouleau G, Suchowersky O. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia in Alberta: Lessons from a Well-Defined Cohort Including the Indigenous Population. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025. PubMed