Integrating behavioural health tracking in human genetics research

Nelson B Freimer; David C Mohr

doi:10.1038/s41576-018-0078-y

Integrating behavioural health tracking in human genetics research

Nat Rev Genet. 2019 Mar;20(3):129-130. doi: 10.1038/s41576-018-0078-y.

Authors

Nelson B Freimer¹, David C Mohr²

Affiliations

¹ Depression Grand Challenge, Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. nfreimer@mednet.ucla.edu.
² Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

Abstract

Internet-connected devices could transform our understanding of the causes of behavioural variation and its impact on health and disease, in particular for neuropsychiatric disorders.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Behavior*
Genetic Variation*
Genome-Wide Association Study*
Human Genetics*
Humans
Mental Disorders / genetics*
Mental Disorders / physiopathology
Phenotype*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding