Behrang Mahjani

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Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Psychiatry
Institution
Mindich Child Health and Development Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Education

  • PhD

Research Interests

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders   Adhd   Ocd  

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Biography

Behrang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at ISMMS, the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, and the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health. Dr. Mahjani is also a Research Specialist for clinical and epidemiological research at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery at Karolinska Institutet (KI) and is affiliated with the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the same place.

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List of Publications (68)
In 2024
68

Genome-wide association study identifies new loci associated with OCD. NI Strom, MW Halvorsen, C Tian, C Ru ck, G Kvale, B Hansen, ... MedRxiv, 2024.

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67

W83. GENETIC LANDSCAPE OF POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS FROM COMMON TO RARE VARIANTS. S Jung, M Caballero, A Ke pin ska, T Robakis, V Bergink, B Mahjani European Neuropsychopharmacology 87, 146, 2024.

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T55. GENETIC LINKS BETWEEN PRE-TERM BIRTH AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ACROSS DIVERSE ANCESTRIES. Z Asgel, C Chatzigeorgiou, B Mahjani, MN Avila, T Souaiaia, J Buxbaum, ... European Neuropsychopharmacology 87, 185, 2024.

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CLINICAL AND COGNITIVE PHENOTYPING OF COPY NUMBER VARIANTS PATHOGENIC FOR NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS FROM A MULTI-ANCESTRY BIOBANK. N Zaks, B Mahjani, A Reichenberg, R Birnbaum medRxiv, 2024.07. 16.24310489, 2024.

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64

Identification of moderate effect size genes in autism spectrum disorder through a novel gene pairing approach. M Caballero, FK Satterstrom, JD Buxbaum, B Mahjani medRxiv, 2024.

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63

Genome-wide association study identifies 30 obsessive-compulsive disorder associated loci. NI Strom, ZF Gerring, M Galimberti, D Yu, MW Halvorsen, A Abdellaoui, ... medRxiv, 2024.

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62

Association of Parental Prenatal Mental Health on Offspring Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. AP Ke pin ska, S Smout, TK Robakis, LE Cohen, ICG Mahjani, A Skalkidou, ... medRxiv, 2024.

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61

Interactions of perinatal depression versus anxiety and infants' early temperament trajectories. F So rensen, MC Kimmel, V Brenner, I Kra geloh Mann, A Skalkidou, ... Child Development 95 (3), 721-733, 2024.

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In 2023
60

Direct additive genetics and maternal effect contribute to the risk of Tourette disorder. B Mahjani, L Klei, ASB Grice, H Larsson, CM Hultman, S Sandin, B Devlin, ... Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 94 (8), 638-642, 2023.

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Quasi-monte carlo methods for binary event models with complex family data. B Christoffersen, B Mahjani, M Clements, H Kjellstro m, K Humphreys Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics 32 (4), 1393-1401, 2023.

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F36. FAMILIAL RISK OF POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS. A Kepinska, T Robakis, K Humphreys, R Kahn, T Munk-Olsen, V Bergink, ... European Neuropsychopharmacology 75, S239-S240, 2023.

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57

Comorbidities in autism spectrum disorder and their etiologies. V Khachadourian, B Mahjani, S Sandin, A Kolevzon, JD Buxbaum, ... Translational Psychiatry 13 (1), 71, 2023.

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Polygenic risk score-based phenome-wide association study identifies novel associations for Tourette syndrome. P Jain, T Miller-Fleming, A Topaloudi, D Yu, P Drineas, M Georgitsi, ... Translational psychiatry 13 (1), 69, 2023.

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55

Prenatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children. AP Kepinska, L Cohen, JD Buxbaum, DE Grice, B Mahjani INSAR 2023, 2023.

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54

Genomic Architecture and Genetic Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Individuals of Latin American Ancestry. JD Buxbaum, MP Trelles, C Lattig, MA Pericak-Vance, A Kolevzon, ... INSAR 2023, 2023.

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W57. AUTISM HETEROGENEITY RELATED TO EARLY-LIFE EXPOSURES: MULTI-ANCESTRY RESULTS FROM THE SPARK SAMPLE. C Chatzigeorgiou, B Mahjani, MN Avila, P O'Reilly, N Mullins, M Janecka European Neuropsychopharmacology 75, S133-S134, 2023.

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52

Association between mental health and reproductive system disorders in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. N Zaks, A Batuure, E Lin, AS Rommel, A Reichenberg, D Grice, V Bergink, ... JAMA network open 6 (4), e238685-e238685, 2023.

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In 2022
51

Psychometric properties of the Swedish translation of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised and the population characteristics of the symptom dimensions of OCD. B Mahjani, C Gustavsson Mahjani, A Reichenberg, S Sandin, ... Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 57 (10), 2147-2155, 2022.

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50

Phenotypic impact of rare potentially damaging copy number variation in obsessive-compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorders. B Mahjani, R Birnbaum, A Buxbaum Grice, C Cappi, S Jung, MN Avila, ... Genes 13 (10), 1796, 2022.

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Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism. JM Fu, FK Satterstrom, M Peng, H Brand, RL Collins, S Dong, B Wamsley, ... Nature genetics 54 (9), 1320-1331, 2022.

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48

Clinical characterization of copy number variants associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in a large-scale multiancestry biobank. R Birnbaum, B Mahjani, RJF Loos, AJ Sharp JAMA psychiatry 79 (3), 250-259, 2022.

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47

The genetic architecture of obsessive-compulsive disorder: contribution of liability to OCD from alleles across the frequency spectrum. B Mahjani, L Klei, M Mattheisen, MW Halvorsen, A Reichenberg, ... American Journal of Psychiatry 179 (3), 216-225, 2022.

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46

Family history of breast cancer is associated with elevated risk of prostate cancer: Evidence for shared genetic risks. A Calvo Chozas, B Mahjani, L Ro nnega rd Human Heredity 87 (1), 12-20, 2022.

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45

Recent Advances in the Genetic Architecture of OCD: Genetic Maternal Effect, Ultrarare, Rare, and Common Variation Contribute to Risk. B Mahjani, S Jung, C Cappi, MN Avila, L Cohen, J Crowley, K Roeder, ... NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 47, 306-306, 2022.

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De Novo Mutations in Conserved Genes Contribute to OCD Risk. S Jung, C Cappi, MN Avila, K Roeder, J Crowley, B Mahjani, J Buxbaum, ... NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 47 (SUPPL 1), 306-307, 2022.

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13.1 Genetic Maternal Effect, Ultra-Rare, Rare, and Common Variation Contribute to the Genetic Risk Architecture of OCD. B Mahjani Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 61 (10), S296, 2022.

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In 2021
42

Genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder. B Mahjani, K Bey, J Boberg, C Burton Psychological Medicine 51 (13), 2247-2259, 2021.

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41

Systematic review and meta-analysis: relationships between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and urinary symptoms in children. B Mahjani, LR Koskela, CG Mahjani, M Janecka, A Batuure, CM Hultman, ... European child & adolescent psychiatry, 1-8, 2021.

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Rare coding variation illuminates the allelic architecture, risk genes, cellular expression patterns, and phenotypic context of autism. JM Fu, FK Satterstrom, M Peng, H Brand, RL Collins, S Dong, L Klei, ... MedRxiv, 2021.12. 20.21267194, 2021.

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39

How rare and common risk variation jointly affect liability for autism spectrum disorder. KRBD Lambertus Klei, Lora Lee McClain, Behrang Mahjani, Klea Panayidou ... Molecular Autism 12, 2021.

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38

Prevalence and phenotypic impact of rare potentially damaging variants in autism spectrum disorder. B Mahjani, S De Rubeis, C Gustavsson Mahjani, M Mulhern, X Xu, L Klei, ... Molecular autism 12, 1-12, 2021.

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37

Systematic review and meta analysis identify significant relationships between clinical anxiety and lower urinary tract symptoms. B Mahjani, LR Koskela, A Batuure, C Gustavsson Mahjani, M Janecka, ... Brain and Behavior 11 (9), e2268, 2021.

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36

OCD symptom severity and comorbid psychiatric diagnoses in a Swedish genetic epidemiological obsessive-compulsive disorder cohort. B Mahjani, CG Mahjani, A Reichenberg, S Sandin, CM Hultman, ... medRxiv, 2021.06. 28.21259652, 2021.

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A Survey of Copy Number Variants Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders in a Large-Scale, Multi-Ancestry Biobank. R Birnbaum, B Mahjani, RJF Loos, AJ Sharp medRxiv, 2021.06. 09.21258554, 2021.

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The genetic architecture of obsessive-compulsive disorder: alleles across the frequency spectrum contribute liability to OCD. B Mahjani, L Klei, M Mattheisen, MW Halvorsen, A Reichenberg, ... The American journal of psychiatry 179 (3), 216, 2021.

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In 2020
33

Epidemiology and genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorders in Sweden (EGOS). B Mahjani, K Dellenvall, ACS Grahnat, G Karlsson, A Tuuliainen, ... .

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Large-scale exome sequencing study implicates both developmental and functional changes in the neurobiology of autism. FK Satterstrom, JA Kosmicki, J Wang, MS Breen, S De Rubeis, JY An, ... Cell 180 (3), 568-584. e23, 2020.

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MW State, AE Cicek, ME Talkowski, DJ Cutler, B. Devlin, SJ Sanders, K. Roeder, MJ Daly, JD Buxbaum, Large-scale exome sequencing study implicates both developmental and .... FK Satterstrom, JA Kosmicki, J Wang, MS Breen, S De Rubeis, JY An, ... Cell 180 (568-584), e23, 2020.

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Maternal effects as causes of risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder. B Mahjani, L Klei, CM Hultman, H Larsson, B Devlin, JD Buxbaum, ... Biological Psychiatry 87 (12), 1045-1051, 2020.

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Cohort profile: Epidemiology and Genetics of Obsessive-compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorders in Sweden (EGOS). B Mahjani, K Dellenvall, ACS Grahnat, G Karlsson, A Tuuliainen, ... Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 55, 1383-1393, 2020.

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Genetic maternal effects contributes to the risk of Tourette's disorder. B Mahjani, L Klei, CM Hultman, H Larsson, S Sandin, B Devlin, ... medRxiv, 2020.11. 30.20240598, 2020.

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Prevalence and Phenotypic Impact of Rare Likely Pathogenic Variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder. B Mahjani, S De Rubeis, CG Mahjani, M Mulhern, X Xu, L Klei, ... .

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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Identifies Significant Relationships Between Anxiety Disorders and Daytime Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. B Mahjani, LR Koskela, A Batuure, CG Mahjani, M Janecka, CM Hultman, ... medRxiv, 2020.08. 27.20183467, 2020.

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Association of Anxiety Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. B Mahjani, LR Koskela, A Batuure, CG Mahjani, M Janecka, CM Hultman, ... Biological Psychiatry 87 (9), S254, 2020.

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Prevalence and Phenotypic Impact of Rare Likely Pathogenic Variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder. https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-104532/v1, 2020.

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In 2019
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Association of genetic and environmental factors with autism in a 5-country cohort. D Bai, BHK Yip, GC Windham, A Sourander, R Francis, R Yoffe, ... JAMA psychiatry 76 (10), 1035-1043, 2019.

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Computer Intensive Methods in Statistics. S Zwanzig, B Mahjani https://www.routledge.com/Computer-Intensive-Methods-in-Statistics/Zwanzig ..., 2019.

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Meta-Analysis Identifies a Robust Association Between Anxiety Disorders and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). D Grice, B Mahjani, LR Koskela, A Batuure, C Mahjani, M Janecka, ... NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 44 (SUPPL 1), 396-396, 2019.

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Recurrent and Large Copy Number Variation in OCD Risk: Results From the Egos Study. DE Grice, JD Buxbaum, B Devlin, S De Rubeis, CM Hultman, L Klei, ... 66th Annual Meeting, 2019.

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T63GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND RISK OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER. B Mahjani, L Klei, C Hultman, H Larsson, B Devlin, J Buxbaum, S Sandin, ... European Neuropsychopharmacology 29, S249, 2019.

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In 2018
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Heritable variation, with little or no maternal effect, accounts for recurrence risk to autism spectrum disorder in Sweden. BHK Yip, D Bai, B Mahjani, L Klei, Y Pawitan, CM Hultman, DE Grice, ... Biological psychiatry 83 (7), 589-597, 2018.

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Novel genes for autism implicate both excitatory and inhibitory cell lineages in risk. FK Satterstrom, JA Kosmicki, J Wang, MS Breen, SD Rubeis, JY An, ... BioRxiv, 484113, 2018.

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In 2016
16

A flexible computational framework using R and Map-Reduce for permutation tests of massive genetic analysis of complex traits. B Mahjani, S Toor, C Nettelblad, S Holmgren IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 14 (2 ..., 2016.

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Global optimization algorithm PruneDIRECT as an R package. B Mahjani .

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Software as a Service in analysis of Quantitative Trait Loci. B Mahjani, S Toor .

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Methods from Statistical Computing for Genetic Analysis of Complex Traits. B Mahjani Uppsala University, 2016.

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Fitting linear mixed models using sparse matrix methods and Lanczos factorization. B Mahjani, L Ro nnega rd, L Elde n Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2016.

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QTL as a service: PruneDIRECT for multi-dimensional QTL scans in cloud settings. B Mahjani, S Toor, C Nettelblad, S Holmgren Bioinformatics, 2016.

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Computational challenges in modeling maternal effects in psychiatric disorders. B Mahjani, Y Pawitan, L Klei, B Devlin, J Buxbaum, D Grice, ... .

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In 2013
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Fast and Accurate Detection of Multiple Quantitative Trait Loci. C Nettelblad, B Mahjani, S Holmgren Journal of Computational Biology 20 (9), 2013.

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In 2012
8

Fast and Accurate Detection of Multiple QTL. C Nettelblad, B Mahjani, S Holmgren arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.6245, 2012.

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Using peak shape to improve efficient and effective detection of multiple QTL in known crossings. SH Carl Nettelblad, Behrang Mahjani* 4th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics, 2012.

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In 2010
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Exploring connectivity of random subgraphs of a graph. B Mahjani arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.4814, 2010.

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Exploring connectivity of random subgraphs of a graph: connectivity of random subgraphs of Cartesian products of K2, K3, and P3. A survey of uniformly most reliable networks. B Mahjani Chalmers University of Technology, 2010.

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In 2009
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Sequential Markov coalescent algorithms for population models with demographic structure. A Eriksson, B Mahjani, B Mehlig Theoretical population biology 76 (2), 84-91, 2009.

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Analyzing Two Simplified Coalescent Algorithms. B MAHJANI .

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In 2008
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Implementing Two Simplified Coalescent Algorithms. B MAHJANI .

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Master thesis in Machine learning with applications in genetics. B Mahjani, P Waldmann, S Toor .

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