{"id":13,"date":"2014-12-04T10:26:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T10:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/behavioural-genetics\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:01:20","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/behavioural-genetics\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elgie et al. A mixed-methods online survey approach using retrospective self-reporting to characterise congenital ichthyoses across age groups Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases<\/strong><\/em> doi:10.1186\/s131023-026-04358-7 (2026)<\/a><\/p>\n

Davies Does hypothalamic CCN3 hypersecretion confer postpartum mood disorder risk? Translational Psychiatry<\/strong><\/em> doi:10.1038\/s41398-026-03969-9 (2026)<\/a><\/p>\n

Clifton et al.<\/em> Setd1a<\/em> Loss-of-function Disrupts Epigenetic Regulation of Ribosomal Genes via Altered DNA Methylation Schizophrenia Bulletin <\/em><\/strong>doi:10.1093\/schbul\/sbaf091 (2025)<\/a><\/p>\n

Haddon et al.<\/em> Linking haploinsufficiency of the autism- and schizophrenia-associated gene Cyfip1<\/em> with striatal-limbic-cortical network dysfunction and cognitive inflexibility Translational Psychiatry<\/strong><\/em> 14:256 doi:10.1038\/s41398-024-02969-x (2024)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Higgs et al.<\/em> The parenting hub of the hypothalamus is a focus of imprinted gene action PLoS Genetics<\/strong><\/em> doi:10.1371\/journal.pgen.1010961 (2023)<\/a><\/p>\n

John et al.<\/em> Imprinted genes and the manipulation of parenting in mammals Nature Reviews Genetics<\/strong><\/em> 24:783-796 (2023)<\/a><\/p>\n

Steventon et al.<\/em> Menopause age, reproductive span and hormone therapy duration predict the volume of medial temporal lobe brain structures in postmenopausal women Psychoneuroendocrinology<\/strong><\/em> doi:10.1016\/j.psyneuen.2023.106393 (2023)<\/a><\/p>\n

Wren et al. <\/em>Characterising heart rhythm abnormalities associated with Xp22.31 deletion Journal of Medical Genetics<\/strong><\/em> 60(7):636-643 (2023).<\/a><\/p>\n

Higgs et al.<\/em> Systematic investigation of imprinted gene expression and enrichment in the mouse brain explored at single-cell resolution BMC Genomics<\/strong><\/em> doi:10.1186\/s12864-022-08986-8 (2022)<\/a><\/p>\n

Westacott et al.<\/em> Complement C3 and C3aR mediate different aspects of emotional behaviours; relevance to risk for psychiatric disorder Brain Behavior and Immunity<\/strong><\/em> 99:70-82 (2022)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zahova\u00a0et al.<\/em> Comparison of mouse models reveals a molecular distinction between psychotic illness in PWS and schizophrenia\u00a0Translational Psychiatry\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>11(1):433 (2021)<\/a><\/p>\n

Harrison\u00a0et al.<\/em> Placental endocrine insufficiency programs anxiety, deficits in cognition and atypical social behaviour in offspring\u00a0Human Molecular Genetics\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>30(19):1863-1880 (2021)<\/a><\/p>\n

Gubb et al.<\/em> Medical and neurobehavioural phenotypes in male and female carriers of Xp22.31 duplications in the UK Biobank Human Molecular Genetics<\/strong><\/em> 29(17):2872-2881 (2020)<\/a><\/p>\n

Brcic et al.<\/em> Medical and neurobehavioural phenotypes in carriers of X-linked ichthyosis-associated genetic deletions in the UK Biobank Journal of Medical Genetics<\/strong><\/em> 57:692-698 (2020) <\/a><\/p>\n

Davies et al.<\/em> Prader-Willi syndrome imprinting centre deletion mice have impaired baseline and 5-HT2CR-mediated response inhibition Human Molecular Genetics<\/strong><\/em> 28(18):3013 (2019)<\/a><\/p>\n

Silva et al.<\/em> Cyfip1 haploinsufficient rats show white matter changes, myelin thinning, abnormal oligodendrocytes and behavioural inflexibility Nature Communications<\/strong><\/em> 10:3455 (2019)<\/a><\/p>\n

O’Brien et al.<\/em> Sex differences in gene expression in the human fetal brain bioRxiv<\/strong><\/em> doi:10.1101\/483636 (2019)<\/a><\/p>\n

Sykes et al.<\/em> Genetic variation in the psychiatric risk gene CACNA1C<\/em> modulates reversal learning across species Schizophrenia Bulletin <\/strong><\/em>45(5):1024-1032 (2019)<\/a><\/p>\n

Creeth et al.<\/em> Maternal care boosted by paternal imprinting in mammals PLoS Biology<\/strong><\/em> 16(7):e2006599 (2018)<\/a><\/p>\n

Dent\u00a0et al<\/em>. Impulsive choice in mice lacking paternal expression of\u00a0Grb10\u00a0<\/em>suggests intragenomic conflict in behavior\u00a0Genetics<\/strong><\/em> 209(1):233 (2018)<\/a><\/p>\n

Dazzan et al.<\/em> Do defective immune system-mediated myelination processes increase postpartum psychosis risk? Trends in Molecular Medicine <\/strong>24(11):26-34<\/em> (2018)<\/a><\/p>\n

McNamara\u00a0et al<\/em>. Dopaminergic and behavioural changes in a loss-of-imprinting model of\u00a0Cdkn1c<\/em>.\u00a0Genes Brain and Behavior<\/em><\/strong>\u00a017(2):149 (2017)<\/a><\/p>\n

Garfield\u00a0et al<\/em>. Increased alternate splicing of Htr2c\u00a0<\/em>in a mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome leads to disruption of 5HT2CR mediated appetite.\u00a0Molecular Brain <\/em><\/strong>9(1):95\u00a0(2016)<\/a><\/p>\n

Isles\u00a0et al.\u00a0<\/em>Parental Origin of Interstitial Duplications at 15q11.2-q13.3 in Schizophrenia and Neurodevelopment Disorders\u00a0PLoS Genetics<\/strong><\/em> 12(5): e1005993 (2016)<\/a><\/p>\n

Davies et al. <\/em>Genetic and pharmacological modulation of the steroid sulfatase axis improves response control; comparison with drugs used in ADHD Neuropsychopharmacology<\/strong><\/em> 39(11):2622-32 (2014)<\/a><\/p>\n

Mikaelsson et al<\/em>. Placental programming of anxiety in adulthood revealed by Igf2-null models. Nature Communications<\/em><\/strong> 4:2311. (2013)<\/a><\/p>\n

Garfield et al<\/em>. Distinct physiological and behavioural functions for the parental alleles of the imprinted Grb10 gene Nature<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0469: 534-8 (2011)<\/a><\/p>\n

Davies et al.<\/em> Converging pharmacological and genetic evidence indicates a role for steroid sulfatase in attention Biological Psychiatry<\/em><\/strong> 66:360-7 (2009)<\/a><\/p>\n

Davies et al.<\/em> X-monosomy effects on visuospatial attention in mice: a candidate gene and implications for Turner syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Biological Psychiatry<\/strong><\/em> 61(12):1351-1360 (2007)<\/a><\/p>\n

Davies et al. <\/em>Xlr3b<\/em> is a new imprinted candidate for X-linked parent-of-origin effects on cognitive function in mice Nature Genetics<\/em><\/strong> 37:625-9 (2005)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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