FrancisJMcMahonMD

Chief, Human Genetics Branch, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program

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Evaluation of the Genetics of Bipolar Disorder Start of enrollment: 1994 Aug 11
Recruiting
Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Start of enrollment: 1996 Aug 22
Completed

PubMed

501 citations
The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data
Paul M. Thompson, Jason L. Stein, Sarah E. Medland, Derrek P. Hibar, Alejandro Arias Vasquez
Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2014-06-01
171 citations
Genomewide Linkage Analyses of Bipolar Disorder: A New Sample of 250 Pedigrees from the National Institute of Mental Health Genetics Initiative
Danielle M. Dick, Tatiana Foroud, Leah Flury, Elizabeth S. Bowman, Marvin J. Miller
American Journal of Human Genetics. 2003-07-01
1581 citations
Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs
S. Hong Lee, Stephan Ripke, Benjamin M. Neale, Stephen V. Faraone, Shaun Purcell
Nature Genetics. 2013-09-01

Journal Articles

Detecting Significant Genotype–Phenotype Association Rules in Bipolar Disorder: Market Research Meets Complex Genetics
John Kelsoe, Melvin McInnis, James Potash, William Lawson, John Rice, Evaristus Nwulia, William Byerley, Francis J McMahon, John Nurnberger, Wade Berrettini, Cinnamon ..., Springer Open
Sodium Valproate Rescues Expression of TRANK1 in iPSC-Derived Neural Cells That Carry a Genetic Variant Associated with Serious Mental Illness
Francis McMahon, MD, Nature
Rediscovering the Value of Families for Psychiatric Genetics Research
Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar, David C Glahn, Raquel E Gur, Francis J McMahon, Ruben C Gur, Nature

Gene Expression Differences Could Explain Symptoms of Different Mental DisordersFebruary 9th, 2021
Guidelines on the Use of Genetic Testing in PsychiatryMay 8th, 2019
NIMH’s Francis McMahon, M.D., Awarded Prestigious Colvin PrizeNovember 1st, 2016

Mapping Genes That Contribute To Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2011
Genetic Linkage And Association In Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2011
Genetic Determinants Of Antidepressant Response In The STAR*D CohortNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2011
A Collaborative Genomic Study Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
Genetic Determinants Of Antidepressant Response In The STAR*D CohortNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
Mapping Genes That Contribute To Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
Genetic Linkage And Association In Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
A Collaborative Genomic Study Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
Genetic Determinants Of Antidepressant Response In The SNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2006
Genetic Determinants Of Antidepressant Response STAR*DNational Institute Of Mental Health2005
Mapping Genes For Mood And Anxiety DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2003
Genetic Linkage Studies In Bipolar DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2001
Molecular Genetic Studies Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2000
Molecular Genetic Studies Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–1998