Publications by authors named "M A Schiele"
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- - The study explores the role of epigenetic mechanisms, specifically DNA methylation, in predicting treatment response to antidepressants for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) based on a large sample size of 230 patients.
- - Researchers used DNA methylation analysis and found suggestive evidence linking altered methylation patterns at several specific sites to how well patients responded to naturalistic antidepressant treatment and SSRIs/SNRIs.
- - The findings indicate that understanding DNA methylation may help improve personalized treatment strategies for MDD in the future, although further research is needed for validation.
The functional neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene A/T variant (rs324981) is associated with fear processing. We investigated the impact of NPSR1 genotype on fear processing and on symptom reduction following treatment in individuals with spider phobia. A replication approach was applied [discovery sample: Münster (MS) nMS = 104; replication sample Würzburg (WZ) nWZ = 81].
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- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects about 1% of people and has a strong genetic component, but previous studies have not fully explained its genetic causes or biological mechanisms.
- A large genome-wide association study (GWAS) analyzed data from over 53,000 OCD cases and over 2 million control participants, identifying 30 significant genetic markers related to OCD and suggesting a 6.7% heritability from SNPs.
- The research also found 249 candidate risk genes linked to OCD, particularly in specific brain regions, and showed genetic correlations with various psychiatric disorders, laying the groundwork for further studies and potential treatments.
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated countermeasures had an immensely disruptive impact on people's lives. Due to the lack of systematic pre-pandemic data, however, it is still unclear how individuals' psychological health has been affected across this incisive event. In this study, we analyze longitudinal data from two healthy samples (N = 307) to provide quasi-longitudinal insight into the full trajectory of psychological burden before (baseline), during the first peak, and at a relative downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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