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Alternative conceptualisations are needed to address nosological validity, align diagnosis to aetiology, and improve prognostication and treatment choice. We aimed to identify latent classes across the psychosis spectrum based on premorbid functioning and outcomes, and assess these in relation to genetic liability and symptom dimensions.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Participants with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder type 1, were ascertained from four UK clinical cohorts (total n=5,043). Latent class analysis was conducted using phenotypes not included within the diagnostic criteria, including premorbid functioning, age at illness onset, and measures of severity and course. Polygenic scores (PGS) for psychiatric disorders and behavioural traits were tested for associations with latent classes. We tested if diagnosis explained associations between PGS and classes.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A three-class model provided the best fit. Class one had poorer premorbid functioning, lower rates of recovery, and higher PGS for schizophrenia and ADHD. Class three had the highest functioning, higher rates of psychosocial stressors before onset, higher intelligence PGS and lower PGS for psychiatric disorders. Class two was intermediate between classes one and three on measures of functioning, but was characterised by high levels of involuntary hospital admissions and high bipolar disorder PGS. Diagnosis only partially explained associations between PGS and class membership.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We identified classes across the psychosis spectrum characterised by different premorbid functioning and outcomes, that cut across diagnostic categories and captured genetic liability not explained by diagnosis. Our findings suggest alternative conceptualisations of psychotic disorders may complement diagnoses in mapping to the aetiology of these conditions, and could be useful to advance precision psychiatry.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.07.10.26357470","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,14]],"date-time":"2026-07-14T16:40:14Z","timestamp":1784047214000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Polygenic associations with phenotypic classes across the psychosis-affective spectrum"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7493-2041","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Charlotte A","family":"Dennison","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK"},{"name":"Wolfson Centre for Young People\u2019s Mental Health, Cardiff University, Cardiff, 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