Lannie Ligthart

Summary

Affiliation: Vrije Universiteit
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Meta-analysis of genome-wide association for migraine in six population-based European cohorts
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Hum Genet 19:901-7. 2011
  2. ncbi A genome-wide linkage scan provides evidence for both new and previously reported loci influencing common migraine
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 147:1186-95. 2008
  3. ncbi Migraine symptomatology and major depressive disorder
    Lannie Ligthart
    VU University Amsterdam, Department of Biological Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Cephalalgia 30:1073-81. 2010
  4. ncbi Genetic covariance structure of the four main features of borderline personality disorder
    Marijn A Distel
    VU University Amsterdam, Department of Biological Psychology, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Pers Disord 24:427-44. 2010
  5. ncbi Personality, health and lifestyle in a questionnaire family study: a comparison between highly cooperative and less cooperative families
    Marijn A Distel
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Twin Res Hum Genet 10:348-53. 2007
  6. ncbi Childhood and adolescent anxiety and depression: beyond heritability
    Sanja Franić
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Department of Biological Psychology, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 49:820-9. 2010
  7. ncbi The shared genetics of migraine and anxious depression
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University, Van der Boechorststraat 1, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Headache 50:1549-60. 2010
  8. ncbi The adult Netherlands twin register: twenty-five years of survey and biological data collection
    Gonneke Willemsen
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Twin Res Hum Genet 16:271-81. 2013
  9. ncbi Migraine with aura and migraine without aura are not distinct entities: further evidence from a large Dutch population study
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Twin Res Hum Genet 9:54-63. 2006
  10. ncbi Sex differences in genetic architecture of complex phenotypes?
    Jacqueline M Vink
    Netherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 7:e47371. 2012

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Publications12

  1. ncbi Meta-analysis of genome-wide association for migraine in six population-based European cohorts
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Hum Genet 19:901-7. 2011
    ..026). This finding is consistent with the involvement of the glutamate pathway in migraine. Additional research is necessary to further confirm the involvement of glutamate...
  2. ncbi A genome-wide linkage scan provides evidence for both new and previously reported loci influencing common migraine
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 147:1186-95. 2008
    ..Additionally, our novel "2-step" analysis and simulation approach provides a powerful means to investigate linkage to individual trait components...
  3. ncbi Migraine symptomatology and major depressive disorder
    Lannie Ligthart
    VU University Amsterdam, Department of Biological Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Cephalalgia 30:1073-81. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to investigate whether migraine is qualitatively different in MDD patients (N = 1816) and non-depressed controls (N = 3428)...
  4. ncbi Genetic covariance structure of the four main features of borderline personality disorder
    Marijn A Distel
    VU University Amsterdam, Department of Biological Psychology, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Pers Disord 24:427-44. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Personality, health and lifestyle in a questionnaire family study: a comparison between highly cooperative and less cooperative families
    Marijn A Distel
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Twin Res Hum Genet 10:348-53. 2007
    ..001). However, the absolute difference in mean scores is very small, less than 1 point for a scale ranging from 0 to 72. In conclusion, survey data on personality, health and lifestyle are relatively unbiased with respect to nonresponse...
  6. ncbi Childhood and adolescent anxiety and depression: beyond heritability
    Sanja Franić
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Department of Biological Psychology, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 49:820-9. 2010
    ..To review the methodology of behavior genetics studies addressing research questions that go beyond simple heritability estimation and illustrate these using representative research on childhood and adolescent anxiety and depression...
  7. ncbi The shared genetics of migraine and anxious depression
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University, Van der Boechorststraat 1, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Headache 50:1549-60. 2010
    ....
  8. ncbi The adult Netherlands twin register: twenty-five years of survey and biological data collection
    Gonneke Willemsen
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Twin Res Hum Genet 16:271-81. 2013
    ..Record linkage to national registers will allow the study of morbidity and mortality, thus providing insight into the development of health, lifestyle, and behavior across the lifespan...
  9. ncbi Migraine with aura and migraine without aura are not distinct entities: further evidence from a large Dutch population study
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Twin Res Hum Genet 9:54-63. 2006
    ..The heritability of the screening question was similar to more detailed LCA and IHS classifications, suggesting that the screening procedure is an important determining factor in genetic studies of migraine...
  10. ncbi Sex differences in genetic architecture of complex phenotypes?
    Jacqueline M Vink
    Netherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 7:e47371. 2012
    ..We conclude that for most traits that were examined, the current evidence is that same the genes are operating in men and women...
  11. ncbi Causes of comorbidity: pleiotropy or causality? Shared genetic and environmental influences on migraine and neuroticism
    Lannie Ligthart
    Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam
    Twin Res Hum Genet 15:158-65. 2012
    ..This pattern of results is consistent with a causal relationship, suggesting that neuroticism increases the risk of migraine...
  12. ncbi Heritability of parturition timing: an extended twin design analysis
    Zachary A F Kistka
    Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:43.e1-5. 2008
    ..The objective of the study was to assess relative maternal and paternal genetic influences on birth timing...