2024
Dissecting the biology of feeding and eating disorders
Huckins L, Brennand K, Bulik C. Dissecting the biology of feeding and eating disorders. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2024, 30: 380-391. PMID: 38431502, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2024.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesVariants to genesGenes to pathwaysSignificant lociFunctional genomicsAssociation studiesGenetic relationshipsIntestinal microbiotaGenetic researchGenomeGenetic correlationsGenesMetabolic contributorsAnorexia nervosaEating disordersPathwayBiologyMetabolic outcomesRisk factorsLociMicrobiotaPhenomicsLethal illnessTraitsFeeding
2022
Using Stem Cell Models to Explore the Genetics Underlying Psychiatric Disorders: Linking Risk Variants, Genes, and Biology in Brain Disease
Brennand K. Using Stem Cell Models to Explore the Genetics Underlying Psychiatric Disorders: Linking Risk Variants, Genes, and Biology in Brain Disease. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 179: 322-328. PMID: 35491564, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20220235.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsRisk variantsFunctional genomic studiesCell typesDiverse cell typesPatient-specific variantsStem cell modelGenomic studiesSignificant lociStem cell-based approachesGenetic studiesExciting questionsCell-based approachesEngineering strategiesGenetic profileNovel therapeutic interventionsCell modelPluripotent stem cell-based approachesVariantsComplex interplayGenetic riskCRISPRGenesLociBiologyTherapeutic interventions
2014
A Role for Noncoding Variation in Schizophrenia
Roussos P, Mitchell A, Voloudakis G, Fullard J, Pothula V, Tsang J, Stahl E, Georgakopoulos A, Ruderfer D, Charney A, Okada Y, Siminovitch K, Worthington J, Padyukov L, Klareskog L, Gregersen P, Plenge R, Raychaudhuri S, Fromer M, Purcell S, Brennand K, Robakis N, Schadt E, Akbarian S, Sklar P. A Role for Noncoding Variation in Schizophrenia. Cell Reports 2014, 9: 1417-1429. PMID: 25453756, PMCID: PMC4255904, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthritis, RheumatoidCalcium Channels, L-TypeDatabases, GeneticDNA, IntergenicEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene Expression RegulationGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMolecular Sequence AnnotationOrgan SpecificityPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingRisk FactorsSchizophreniaConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide significant lociCommon variant lociQuantitative trait lociPluripotent stem cell-derived neuronsDistal regulatory elementsStem cell-derived neuronsPotential physical interactionsCell-derived neuronsRegulatory element sequencesPotential functional roleGenome architectureChromosomal loopingTranscriptional regulationFunctional annotationTrait lociSignificant lociNoncoding SNPsRegulatory elementsNoncoding variationsRisk lociVariant lociUnknown functionFunctional linkElement sequences