Cohort profile: SUPER-Finland – the Finnish study for hereditary mechanisms of psychotic disorders

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 13; no. 4; p. e070710
• Main Authors: Lähteenvuo, Markku, Ahola-Olli, Ari, Suokas, Kimmo, Holm, Minna, Misiewicz, Zuzanna, Jukuri, Tuomas, Männynsalo, Teemu, Wegelius, Asko, Haaki, Willehard, Kajanne, Risto, Kyttälä, Aija, Tuulio-Henriksson, Annamari, Lahdensuo, Kaisla, Häkkinen, Katja, Hietala, Jarmo, Paunio, Tiina, Niemi-Pynttäri, Jussi, Kieseppä, Tuula, Veijola, Juha, Lönnqvist, Jouko, Isometsä, Erkki, Kampman, Olli, Tiihonen, Jari, Hyman, Steven, Neale, Benjamin, Daly, Mark, Suvisaari, Jaana, Palotie, Aarno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 12.04.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Cohort profile
• Subjects: Biobanks; Bipolar disorder; Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis; Chronic illnesses; Consent; Depression & mood disorders; Disease; DNA Copy Number Variations; Finland - epidemiology; Genotype & phenotype; Humans; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Phlebotomy; PSYCHIATRY; Psychosis; Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology; Questionnaires; Schizoaffective disorder; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia & psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia - diagnosis; Schizophrenia - epidemiology; Schizophrenia - genetics; Whole genome sequencing; Finland; Schizophrenia & psychotic disorders; PSYCHIATRY; Depression & mood disorders

PurposeSUPER-Finland is a large Finnish collection of psychosis cases. This cohort also represents the Finnish contribution to the Stanley Global Neuropsychiatric Genetics Initiative, which seeks to diversify genetic sample collection to include Asian, Latin American and African populations in addit...