title: Consequences of a network view for genetic association studies.
abstract: Cramer et al's proposal to view mental disorders as the outcome of network dynamics among symptoms obviates the need to invoke latent traits to explain co-occurrence of symptoms and syndromes. This commentary considers the consequences of such a network view for genetic association studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Vrije University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. sophie.van.der.sluis@cncr.vu.nl
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van der Sluis
authors.forename: Kees-Jan
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Conor V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Dolan
mesh_terms: D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D008960:Models, Psychological