Atsushi Takata

Oct 13, 2024 | nature.com | Shinichi Namba |Masato Akiyama |Haruka Hamanoue |Itaru Kushima |Koichi Matsuda |Masahiro Nakatochi | +4 more

Private enterprises offer preimplantation genetic testing with polygenic scores to select embryos with ‘desirable’ potential. In silico simulations using biobank resources show that the selected embryo would rely substantially on the choice of polygenic score method and randomness in score construction, which raises ethical concerns.

Jun 10, 2024 | nature.com | Atsushi Takata |James Kennedy

AbstractExcessive and persistent aggressiveness is the most common behavioral problem that leads to psychiatric referrals among children. While half of the variance in childhood aggression is attributed to genetic factors, the biological mechanism and the interplay between genes and environment that results in aggression remains elusive. The purpose of this systematic review is to provide an overview of studies examining the genetics of childhood aggression irrespective of psychiatric diagnosis.