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Integration of expression QTLs with fine mapping via SuSiE.
Zhang X, Jiang W, Zhao H. Integration of expression QTLs with fine mapping via SuSiE. PLOS Genetics 2024, 20: e1010929. PMID: 38271473, PMCID: PMC10846745, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesFine-mapping methodsLinkage disequilibriumBody mass indexFine-mappingExpression quantitative trait loci informationGenome-wide association study resultsExpression quantitative trait loci analysisPresence of linkage disequilibriumExternal reference panelGenetic fine-mappingQuantitative trait lociPosterior inclusion probabilitiesInclusion probabilitiesAlzheimer's diseaseExpression QTLsLD patternsComplex traitsCandidate variantsAssociation studiesTrait lociAssociation to causationReference panelFunctional variantsLeveraging LD eigenvalue regression to improve the estimation of SNP heritability and confounding inflation
Song S, Jiang W, Zhang Y, Hou L, Zhao H. Leveraging LD eigenvalue regression to improve the estimation of SNP heritability and confounding inflation. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2022, 109: 802-811. PMID: 35421325, PMCID: PMC9118121, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage disequilibrium score regressionComplex traitsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSNP heritabilityGenome-wide association studiesDisequilibrium score regressionHigh-throughput technologiesHeritable phenotypesAssociation studiesGenetic studiesCryptic relatednessLD informationScore regressionHeritabilityGenetic contributionHeritability estimationPopulation stratificationDisease mechanismsTraitsLD matrixOnly summary statisticsUK BiobankPolygenicitySummary statisticsRelatednessSUPERGNOVA: local genetic correlation analysis reveals heterogeneous etiologic sharing of complex traits
Zhang Y, Lu Q, Ye Y, Huang K, Liu W, Wu Y, Zhong X, Li B, Yu Z, Travers BG, Werling DM, Li JJ, Zhao H. SUPERGNOVA: local genetic correlation analysis reveals heterogeneous etiologic sharing of complex traits. Genome Biology 2021, 22: 262. PMID: 34493297, PMCID: PMC8422619, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02478-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal genetic correlationsComplex traitsGenetic correlationsGenomic regionsLocal genetic correlation analysisGenome-wide association studiesLocal genomic regionsSpecific genomic regionsGenetic correlation analysisDistinct genetic signaturesGenetic similarityGenetic signaturesAssociation studiesTraitsSample overlapStatistical frameworkSummary statisticsDisequilibriumRegionAccurate estimationSimilarityTranscriptomic organization of the human brain in post-traumatic stress disorder
Girgenti MJ, Wang J, Ji D, Cruz DA, Stein M, Gelernter J, Young K, Huber B, Williamson D, Friedman M, Krystal J, Zhao H, Duman R. Transcriptomic organization of the human brain in post-traumatic stress disorder. Nature Neuroscience 2020, 24: 24-33. PMID: 33349712, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-020-00748-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutopsyBrain ChemistryCohort StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansInterneuronsMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsSex CharacteristicsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTranscriptomeYoung AdultConceptsGenome-wide association studiesSignificant gene networksDifferential gene expressionSystems-level evidenceSignificant genetic liabilityMajor depressive disorder cohortGene networksTranscriptomic organizationTranscriptomic landscapeDownregulated setsGenomic networksGene expressionAssociation studiesMolecular determinantsExtensive remodelingGenotype dataSexual dimorphismSignificant divergenceMolecular profileNetwork analysisELFN1TranscriptsDimorphismPostmortem tissueDivergence
2024
Phenome- and genome-wide analyses of retinal optical coherence tomography images identify links between ocular and systemic health
Zekavat S, Jorshery S, Rauscher F, Horn K, Sekimitsu S, Koyama S, Nguyen T, Costanzo M, Jang D, Burtt N, Kühnapfel A, Shweikh Y, Ye Y, Raghu V, Zhao H, Ghassemi M, Elze T, Segrè A, Wiggs J, Del Priore L, Scholz M, Wang J, Natarajan P, Zebardast N. Phenome- and genome-wide analyses of retinal optical coherence tomography images identify links between ocular and systemic health. Science Translational Medicine 2024, 16: eadg4517. PMID: 38266105, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg4517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesRetinal layer thicknessPhotoreceptor segmentsOptical coherence tomographyRetinal layersUK Biobank participantsLIFE-Adult-StudyInherited genetic lociGenome-wide associationGanglion cell complex layerRetinal optical coherence tomography imagesRetinal nerve fiber layerAge-related macular degenerationBiobank participantsEye careNerve fiber layerOptical coherence tomography imagesIncident mortalityMacular OCT imagesLIFE-AdultIndependent associationsAssociation studiesSystemic healthGenetic associationGenome-wide analysis
2023
Shared genetic architecture of blood eosinophil counts and asthma in UK Biobank
Li B, Wang Y, Wang Z, Li X, Kay S, Chupp G, Zhao H, Gomez J. Shared genetic architecture of blood eosinophil counts and asthma in UK Biobank. ERJ Open Research 2023, 9: 00291-2023. PMID: 37650091, PMCID: PMC10463033, DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00291-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesGenetic architectureGenetic correlation analysisUK BiobankGWAS resultsTranscription factorsInterleukin-4 SignalingBlood eosinophil countsAssociation studiesDoctor-diagnosed asthmaSignificant variantsEosinophil countEuropean ancestryTraitsPathwayGenetic linkType 2 immune responsesType 2 inflammationSignalingCritical associationImmune responseHeterogeneous diseaseTAGCSevere asthmaTherapeutic interventionsMulti-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program
Cheng Y, Dao C, Zhou H, Li B, Kember R, Toikumo S, Zhao H, Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Justice A, Xu K. Multi-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 148. PMID: 37147289, PMCID: PMC10162964, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02409-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-trait genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association studiesNovel lociPower of GWASJoint genome-wide association studyGenome-wide significant lociMillion Veteran ProgramGenome-wide associationSubstance use traitsGWAS summary statisticsNovel genetic variantsMulti-trait analysisFunctional annotationUse traitsSignificant lociHeritable traitMultiple lociAssociation studiesColocalization analysisLociPleiotropic effectsMTAgVeteran ProgramGenetic variantsTraitsA genome-wide association study of frailty identifies significant genetic correlation with neuropsychiatric, cardiovascular, and inflammation pathways
Ye Y, Noche R, Szejko N, Both C, Acosta J, Leasure A, Brown S, Sheth K, Gill T, Zhao H, Falcone G. A genome-wide association study of frailty identifies significant genetic correlation with neuropsychiatric, cardiovascular, and inflammation pathways. GeroScience 2023, 45: 2511-2523. PMID: 36928559, PMCID: PMC10651618, DOI: 10.1007/s11357-023-00771-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFried frailty scoreBiology of frailtyEuropean descent participantsOccurrence of frailtyGenome-wide association studiesMendelian randomization analysisFrailty scoreChronic painJoint disordersPolygenic risk scoresRespiratory diseaseInflammation pathwaysRisk scoreClinical phenotypeBrain tissueCausal associationFrailtyAge-related pathwaysRandomization analysisGenetic factorsAssociation studiesUK BiobankRetirement StudyPerson's vulnerabilitySignificant genetic correlationsWhole-Exome Sequencing Analyses Support a Role of Vitamin D Metabolism in Ischemic Stroke
Xie Y, Acosta J, Ye Y, Demarais Z, Conlon C, Chen M, Zhao H, Falcone G. Whole-Exome Sequencing Analyses Support a Role of Vitamin D Metabolism in Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2023, 54: 800-809. PMID: 36762557, PMCID: PMC10467223, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.040883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene-based testingRare genetic variationGene-based analysisGenetic variationAssociation studiesGenome-wide association studiesSingle-variant association analysisWide significance levelSusceptibility risk lociWide association studyDeleterious missense variantsMissense rare variantsBonferroni-corrected thresholdWhole-exome sequencing dataRare variantsSingle variant analysisHeritable traitRisk lociExome-wide studySequencing dataExome sequencing analysisAssociation analysisSequencing analysisMissense variantsTraitsIdentification of Novel, Replicable Genetic Risk Loci for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among US Military Veterans
Kimbrel N, Ashley-Koch A, Qin X, Lindquist J, Garrett M, Dennis M, Hair L, Huffman J, Jacobson D, Madduri R, Trafton J, Coon H, Docherty A, Mullins N, Ruderfer D, Harvey P, McMahon B, Oslin D, Beckham J, Hauser E, Hauser M, Agarwal K, Ashley-Koch A, Aslan M, Beckham J, Begoli E, Bhattacharya T, Brown B, Calhoun P, Cheung K, Choudhury S, Cliff A, Cohn J, Crivelli S, Cuellar-Hengartner L, Deangelis H, Dennis M, Dhaubhadel S, Finley P, Ganguly K, Garvin M, Gelernter J, Hair L, Harvey P, Hauser E, Hauser M, Hengartner N, Jacobson D, Jones P, Kainer D, Kaplan A, Katz I, Kember R, Kimbrel N, Kirby A, Ko J, Kolade B, Lagergren J, Lane M, Levey D, Levin D, Lindquist J, Liu X, Madduri R, Manore C, Martins S, McCarthy J, McDevitt-Cashman M, McMahon B, Miller I, Morrow D, Oslin D, Pavicic-Venegas M, Pestian J, Pyarajan S, Qin X, Rajeevan N, Ramsey C, Ribeiro R, Rodriguez A, Romero J, Santel D, Schaefferkoetter N, Shi Y, Stein M, Sullivan K, Sun N, Tamang S, Townsend A, Trafton J, Walker A, Wang X, Wangia-Anderson V, Yang R, Yoon H, Yoo S, Zamora-Resendiz R, Zhao H, Docherty A, Mullins N, Coleman J, Shabalin A, Kang J, Murnyak B, Wendt F, Adams M, Campos A, DiBlasi E, Fullerton J, Kranzler H, Bakian A, Monson E, Rentería M, Andreassen O, Bulik C, Edenberg H, Kessler R, Mann J, Nurnberger J, Pistis G, Streit F, Ursano R, Awasthi S, Bergen A, Berrettini W, Bohus M, Brandt H, Chang X, Chen H, Chen W, Christensen E, Crawford S, Crow S, Duriez P, Edwards A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter M, Galfalvy H, Gallinger S, Gandal M, Gorwood P, Guo Y, Hafferty J, Hakonarson H, Halmi K, Hishimoto A, Jain S, Jamain S, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Kaplan A, Kaye W, Keel P, Kennedy J, Kim M, Klump K, Levey D, Li D, Liao S, Lieb K, Lilenfeld L, Lori A, Magistretti P, Marshall C, Mitchell J, Myers R, Okazaki S, Otsuka I, Pinto D, Powers A, Ramoz N, Ripke S, Roepke S, Rozanov V, Scherer S, Schmahl C, Sokolowski M, Starnawska A, Strober M, Su M, Thornton L, Treasure J, Ware E, Watson H, Witt S, Woodside D, Yilmaz Z, Zillich L, Agerbo E, Børglum A, Breen G, Demontis D, Erlangsen A, Esko T, Gelernter J, Glatt S, Hougaard D, Hwu H, Kuo P, Lewis C, Li Q, Liu C, Martin N, McIntosh A, Medland S, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Nurnberger J, Olsen C, Porteous D, Smith D, Stahl E, Stein M, Wasserman D, Werge T, Whiteman D, Willour V, Coon H, Ruderfer D, Dedert E, Elbogen E, Fairbank J, Hurley R, Kilts J, Martindale S, Marx C, McDonald S, Moore S, Morey R, Naylor J, Rowland J, Shura R, Swinkels C, Tupler L, Van Voorhees E, Yoash-Gantz R, Gaziano J, Muralidhar S, Ramoni R, Chang K, O’Donnell C, Tsao P, Breeling J, Hauser E, Sun Y, Huang G, Casas J, Moser J, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Conner T, Argyres D, Stephens B, Brophy M, Humphries D, Selva L, Do N, Shayan S, Cho K, Churby L, Wilson P, McArdle R, Dellitalia L, Mattocks K, Harley J, Whittle J, Jacono F, Wells J, Gutierrez S, Gibson G, Hammer K, Kaminsky L, Villareal G, Kinlay S, Xu J, Hamner M, Mathew R, Bhushan S, Iruvanti P, Godschalk M, Ballas Z, Ivins D, Mastorides S, Moorman J, Gappy S, Klein J, Ratcliffe N, Florez H, Okusaga O, Murdoch M, Sriram P, Yeh S, Tandon N, Jhala D, Liangpunsakul S, Oursler K, Whooley M, Ahuja S, Constans J, Meyer P, Greco J, Rauchman M, Servatius R, Gaddy M, Wallbom A, Morgan T, Stapley T, Sherman S, Ross G, Strollo P, Boyko E, Meyer L, Gupta S, Huq M, Fayad J, Hung A, Lichy J, Hurley R, Robey B, Striker R. Identification of Novel, Replicable Genetic Risk Loci for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among US Military Veterans. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 135-145. PMID: 36515925, PMCID: PMC9857322, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.3896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular genetic basisRisk lociSingle nucleotide variantsGWS lociGenetic basisGenomic risk lociRisk genesGenome-wide association studiesSignificant enrichmentGene-based analysisGenetic risk lociCandidate risk genesCyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signalingIdentification of novelPolygenic risk score analysisGene clusterFocal adhesionsGenetic substructureUbiquitination processChromosome 2Enrichment analysisAssociation studiesAxon guidanceAfrican ancestryNCAM1-TTC12Robustness of quantifying mediating effects of genetically regulated expression on complex traits with mediated expression score regression
Lin C, Liu W, Jiang W, Zhao H. Robustness of quantifying mediating effects of genetically regulated expression on complex traits with mediated expression score regression. Biology Methods And Protocols 2023, 8: bpad024. PMID: 37901453, PMCID: PMC10599978, DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpad024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesComplex traitsGene expression regulationGenetic association signalsQuantitative trait lociScore regressionDisease-associated variantsSNP annotationGene annotationExpression regulationGWAS resultsTrait lociTrait heritabilityEQTL effectsAssociation signalsGene expressionAssociation studiesGene effectsSNP effectsHuman diseasesHeritabilityTraitsBiological realityAnnotation
2022
Genome-Wide Investigation of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in US Veterans in Relation to Alcohol Consumption Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder
Deak JD, Levey DF, Wendt FR, Zhou H, Galimberti M, Kranzler HR, Gaziano JM, Stein MB, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Deen J, Gaziano J, Beckham J, Chang K, Tsao P, Luoh S, Casas J, Churby L, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Brophy M, Selva L, Shayan S, Cho K, Pyarajan S, DuVall S, Connor T, Argyres D, Aslan M, Stephens B, Concato J, Gelernter J, Gleason T, Huang G, Koenen K, Marx C, Radhakrishnan K, Schork N, Stein M, Zhao H, Kaufman J, Nunez Y, Pietrzak R, Beck D, Cissell S, Crutchfield P, Lance W, Cheung K, Li Y, Sun N, Chen Q, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Gagnon D, Harrington K, Quaden R, O'Leary T, Ramoni R. Genome-Wide Investigation of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in US Veterans in Relation to Alcohol Consumption Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238880. PMID: 36301540, PMCID: PMC9614582, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significant lociGenomic structural equation modelingSignificant lociAlcohol traitsAssociation studiesAfrican ancestry participantsGenome-wide investigationAncestry-specific genome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsPsychiatric traitsLinkage disequilibrium score regressionGenetic associationStrong genetic correlationSingle nucleotide variantsGenetic architectureGenetic association studiesGenetic lociTop associationsNegative rgEuropean ancestry participantsNucleotide variantsFunctional variantsScore regressionTraitsMendelian randomization for causal inference accounting for pleiotropy and sample structure using genome-wide summary statistics
Hu X, Zhao J, Lin Z, Wang Y, Peng H, Zhao H, Wan X, Yang C. Mendelian randomization for causal inference accounting for pleiotropy and sample structure using genome-wide summary statistics. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2106858119. PMID: 35787050, PMCID: PMC9282238, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2106858119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Dissecting the Shared Genetic Architecture of Suicide Attempt, Psychiatric Disorders, and Known Risk Factors
Mullins N, Kang J, Campos AI, Coleman JRI, Edwards AC, Galfalvy H, Levey DF, Lori A, Shabalin A, Starnawska A, Su MH, Watson HJ, Adams M, Awasthi S, Gandal M, Hafferty JD, Hishimoto A, Kim M, Okazaki S, Otsuka I, Ripke S, Ware EB, Bergen AW, Berrettini WH, Bohus M, Brandt H, Chang X, Chen WJ, Chen HC, Crawford S, Crow S, DiBlasi E, Duriez P, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter MM, Gallinger S, Glatt SJ, Gorwood P, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Halmi KA, Hwu HG, Jain S, Jamain S, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Kaplan AS, Kaye WH, Keel PK, Kennedy JL, Klump KL, Li D, Liao SC, Lieb K, Lilenfeld L, Liu CM, Magistretti PJ, Marshall CR, Mitchell JE, Monson ET, Myers RM, Pinto D, Powers A, Ramoz N, Roepke S, Rozanov V, Scherer SW, Schmahl C, Sokolowski M, Strober M, Thornton LM, Treasure J, Tsuang MT, Witt SH, Woodside DB, Yilmaz Z, Zillich L, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Air TM, Alda M, Alfredsson L, Andreassen OA, Anjorin A, Appadurai V, Artigas M, Van der Auwera S, Azevedo MH, Bass N, Bau CHD, Baune BT, Bellivier F, Berger K, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli TB, Binder EB, Boehnke M, Boks MP, Bosch R, Braff DL, Bryant R, Budde M, Byrne EM, Cahn W, Casas M, Castelao E, Cervilla JA, Chaumette B, Cichon S, Corvin A, Craddock N, Craig D, Degenhardt F, Djurovic S, Edenberg HJ, Fanous AH, Foo JC, Forstner AJ, Frye M, Fullerton JM, Gatt JM, Gejman PV, Giegling I, Grabe HJ, Green MJ, Grevet EH, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Gutierrez B, Guzman-Parra J, Hamilton SP, Hamshere ML, Hartmann A, Hauser J, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Hoffmann P, Ising M, Jones I, Jones LA, Jonsson L, Kahn RS, Kelsoe JR, Kendler KS, Kloiber S, Koenen KC, Kogevinas M, Konte B, Krebs MO, Landén M, Lawrence J, Leboyer M, Lee PH, Levinson DF, Liao C, Lissowska J, Lucae S, Mayoral F, McElroy SL, McGrath P, McGuffin P, McQuillin A, Medland SE, Mehta D, Melle I, Milaneschi Y, Mitchell PB, Molina E, Morken G, Mortensen PB, Müller-Myhsok B, Nievergelt C, Nimgaonkar V, Nöthen MM, O’Donovan M, Ophoff RA, Owen MJ, Pato C, Pato MT, Penninx BWJH, Pimm J, Pistis G, Potash JB, Power RA, Preisig M, Quested D, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Ribasés M, Richarte V, Rietschel M, Rivera M, Roberts A, Roberts G, Rouleau GA, Rovaris DL, Rujescu D, Sánchez-Mora C, Sanders AR, Schofield PR, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Serretti A, Shi J, Shyn SI, Sirignano L, Sklar P, Smeland OB, Smoller JW, Sonuga-Barke EJS, Spalletta G, Strauss JS, Świątkowska B, Trzaskowski M, Turecki G, Vilar-Ribó L, Vincent JB, Völzke H, Walters JTR, Weickert C, Weickert TW, Weissman MM, Williams LM, Wray NR, Zai CC, Ashley-Koch AE, Beckham JC, Hauser ER, Hauser MA, Kimbrel NA, Lindquist JH, McMahon B, Oslin DW, Qin X, Agerbo E, Børglum A, Breen G, Erlangsen A, Esko T, Gelernter J, Hougaard D, Kessler R, Kranzler H, Li Y, Martin N, McIntosh A, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Olsen C, Porteous D, Ursano R, Wasserman D, Werge T, Whiteman D, Bulik C, Coon H, Demontis D, Docherty A, Kuo P, Lewis G, Mann J, Rentería M, Smith D, Stahl E, Stein D, Streit F, Willour V, Ruderfer D, Wray N, Ripke S, Mattheisen M, Trzaskowski M, Byrne E, Abdellaoui A, Adams M, Agerbo E, Air T, Andlauer T, Bacanu S, Bækvad-Hansen M, Beekman A, Bigdeli T, Binder E, Bryois J, Buttenschøn H, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Cai N, Castelao E, Christensen J, Clarke T, Coleman J, Colodro-Conde L, Couvy-Duchesne B, Craddock N, Crawford G, Davies G, Degenhardt F, Derks E, Direk N, Dolan C, Dunn E, Eley T, Escott-Price V, Kiadeh F, Finucane H, Foo J, Forstner A, Frank J, Gaspar H, Gill M, Goes F, Gordon S, Weinsheimer S, Wellmann J, Willemsen G, Witt S, Wu Y, Xi H, Yang J, Zhang F, Arolt V, Baune B, Berger K, Boomsma D, Cichon S, Dannlowski U, de Geus E, Depaulo J, Domenici E, Domschke K, Esko T, Grabe H, Hamilton S, Grove J, Hall L, Hansen C, Hansen T, Herms S, Hickie I, Hoffmann P, Homuth G, Horn C, Hottenga J, Hougaard D, Howard D, Ising M, Jansen R, Jones I, Jones L, Jorgenson E, Knowles J, Kohane I, Kraft J, Kretzschmar W, Kutalik Z, Li Q, Lind P, MacIntyre D, MacKinnon D, Maier R, Maier W, Marchini J, Mbarek H, McGrath P, McGuffin P, Medland S, Mehta D, Middeldorp C, Mihailov E, Milaneschi Y, Milani L, Mondimore F, Montgomery G, Mostafavi S, Mullins N, Nauck M, Ng B, Nivard M, Nyholt D, O’Reilly P, Oskarsson H, Hayward C, Heath A, Kendler K, Kloiber S, Lewis C, Li D, Lucae S, Madden P, Magnusson P, Martin N, McIntosh A, Metspalu A, Mors O, Mortensen P, Müller-Myhsok B, Nordentoft M, Nöthen M, O’Donovan M, Paciga S, Pedersen N, Owen M, Painter J, Pedersen C, Pedersen M, Peterson R, Peyrot W, Pistis G, Posthuma D, Quiroz J, Qvist P, Rice J, Riley B, Rivera M, Mirza S, Schoevers R, Schulte E, Shen L, Shi J, Shyn S, Sigurdsson E, Sinnamon G, Smit J, Smith D, Stefansson H, Steinberg S, Streit F, Strohmaier J, Tansey K, Teismann H, Teumer A, Thompson W, Thomson P, Thorgeirsson T, Traylor M, Treutlein J, Trubetskoy V, Uitterlinden A, Umbricht D, Van der Auwera S, van Hemert A, Viktorin A, Visscher P, Wang Y, Webb B, Penninx B, Perlis R, Porteous D, Potash J, Preisig M, Rietschel M, Schaefer C, Schulze T, Smoller J, Stefansson K, Tiemeier H, Uher R, Völzke H, Weissman M, Werge T, Lewis C, Levinson D, Breen G, Børglum A, Sullivan P, Mullins N, Forstner A, O’Connell K, Coombes B, Coleman J, Qiao Z, Als T, Bigdeli T, Børte S, Bryois J, Charney A, Drange O, Gandal M, Hagenaars S, Ikeda M, Kamitaki N, Kim M, Krebs K, Panagiotaropoulou G, Schilder B, Sloofman L, Steinberg S, Trubetskoy V, Winsvold B, Won H, Abramova L, Adorjan K, Agerbo E, Al Eissa M, Albani D, Alliey-Rodriguez N, Anjorin A, Antilla V, Antoniou A, Awasthi S, Baek J, Bækvad-Hansen M, Bass N, Bauer M, Beins E, Bergen S, Birner A, Pedersen C, Bøen E, Boks M, Bosch R, Brum M, Brumpton B, Brunkhorst-Kanaan N, Budde M, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Byerley W, Cairns M, Casas M, Cervantes P, Clarke T, Cruceanu C, Cuellar-Barboza A, Cunningham J, Curtis D, Czerski P, Dale A, Dalkner N, David F, Degenhardt F, Djurovic S, Dobbyn A, Douzenis A, Elvsåshagen T, Escott-Price V, Ferrier I, Fiorentino A, Foroud T, Forty L, Frank J, Frei O, Freimer N, Frisén L, Gade K, Garnham J, Gelernter J, Pedersen M, Gizer I, Gordon S, Gordon-Smith K, Greenwood T, Grove J, Guzman-Parra J, Ha K, Haraldsson M, Hautzinger M, Heilbronner U, Hellgren D, Herms S, Hoffmann P, Holmans P, Huckins L, Jamain S, Johnson J, Kalman J, Kamatani Y, Kennedy J, Kittel-Schneider S, Knowles J, Kogevinas M, Koromina M, Kranz T, Kranzler H, Kubo M, Kupka R, Kushner S, Lavebratt C, Lawrence J, Leber M, Lee H, Lee P, Levy S, Lewis C, Liao C, Lucae S, Lundberg M, MacIntyre D, Magnusson S, Maier W, Maihofer A, Malaspina D, Maratou E, Martinsson L, Mattheisen M, McGregor N, McGuffin P, McKay J, Medeiros H, Medland S, Millischer V, Montgomery G, Moran J, Morris D, Mühleisen T, O’Brien N, O’Donovan C, Loohuis L, Oruc L, Papiol S, Pardiñas A, Perry A, Pfennig A, Porichi E, Potash J, Quested D, Raj T, Rapaport M, DePaulo J, Regeer E, Rice J, Rivas F, Rivera M, Roth J, Roussos P, Ruderfer D, Sánchez-Mora C, Schulte E, Senner F, Sharp S, Shilling P, Sigurdsson E, Sirignano L, 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Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals
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2019
International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci
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