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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2019

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1.1. Genome-wide association analyses of chronotype in 697, 828 individuals provides insights into circadian rhythms

SE Jones , JM Lane , AR Wood , VT van Hees , J Tyrrell , RN Beaumont , AR Jeffries , HS Dashti , M Hillsdon , KS Ruth , MA Tuke , H Yaghootkar , SA Sharp , Y Jie , WD Thompson , JW Harrison , A Dawes , EM Byrne , H Tiemeier , KV Allebrandt , J Bowden , DW Ray , RM Freathy , A Murray , DR Mazzotti , PR Gehrman , DA Lawlor , TM Frayling , MK Rutter , DA Hinds , R Saxena , MN Weedon

To read the full abstract: Nat Commun 2019;10:343This paper reports many loci associated with chronotype (i.e. being a ‘morning person’ or ‘evening person’) in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 697, 828 participants from the UK Biobank and 23andMe cohorts. The link between chronotype and sleep timing and quality is well known. It was therefore interestin...

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1.2. Cerebrospinal fluid vasopressin and symptom severity in children with autism

O Oztan , JP Garner , S Partap , EH Sherr , AY Hardan , C Farmer , A Thurm , SE Swedo , KJ Parker

To read the full abstract: Ann Neurol 2018;84:611–615This paper examined the concentrations of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OXY) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of autistic children (n=36) compared to controls children without psychiatric disease who needed lumbar puncture for some medical reason (n=36). The authors hypothesized that if these neuropeptides are involved ...