2022
A MUC5B Gene Polymorphism, rs35705950-T, Confers Protective Effects Against COVID-19 Hospitalization but Not Severe Disease or Mortality
Verma A, Minnier J, Wan ES, Huffman JE, Gao L, Joseph J, Ho YL, Wu WC, Cho K, Gorman BR, Rajeevan N, Pyarajan S, Garcon H, Meigs JB, Sun YV, Reaven PD, McGeary JE, Suzuki A, Gelernter J, Lynch JA, Petersen JM, Zekavat SM, Natarajan P, Dalal S, Jhala DN, Arjomandi M, Gatsby E, Lynch KE, Bonomo RA, Freiberg M, Pathak GA, Zhou JJ, Donskey CJ, Madduri RK, Wells QS, Huang R, Polimanti R, Chang KM, Liao KP, Tsao PS, Wilson PWF, Hung A, O’Donnell C, Gaziano JM, Hauger RL, Iyengar S, Luoh SW, Initiative T. A MUC5B Gene Polymorphism, rs35705950-T, Confers Protective Effects Against COVID-19 Hospitalization but Not Severe Disease or Mortality. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 206: 1220-1229. PMID: 35771531, PMCID: PMC9746845, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2166oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMillion Veteran ProgramHost Genetics InitiativeAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionGene polymorphismsSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionConfer protective effectsCOVID-19 positivityCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) infectionElectronic health recordsMVP subjectsPneumonia eventsClinical outcomesPulmonary fibrosisCOVID-19 Host Genetics InitiativeClinical eventsSevere outcomesProtective effectSevere diseaseRs35705950Disease severityMVP participantsPenetrance and Pleiotropy of Polygenic Risk Scores for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression Among Adults in the US Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Bigdeli TB, Voloudakis G, Barr PB, Gorman BR, Genovese G, Peterson RE, Burstein DE, Velicu VI, Li Y, Gupta R, Mattheisen M, Tomasi S, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Radhakrishnan K, Natarajan S, Malhotra AK, Shi Y, Zhao H, Kosten TR, Concato J, O’Leary T, Przygodzki R, Gleason T, Pyarajan S, Brophy M, Huang GD, Muralidhar S, Gaziano JM, Aslan M, Fanous AH, Harvey PD, Roussos P, Aslan M, Antonelli M, de Asis M, Bauer M, Brophy M, Concato J, Cunningham F, Freedman R, Gaziano M, Gleason T, Harvey P, Huang G, Kelsoe J, Kosten T, Lehner T, Lohr J, Marder S, Miller P, O Leary T, Patterson T, Peduzzi P, Przygodski R, Siever L, Sklar P, Strakowski S, Zhao H, Fanous A, Farwell W, Malhorta A, Mane S, Palacios P, Bigdeli T, Corsey M, Zaluda L, Johnson J, Sueiro M, Cavaliere D, Jeanpaul V, Maffucci A, Mancini L, Deen J, Muldoon G, Whitbourne S, Canive J, Adamson L, Calais L, Fuldauer G, Kushner R, Toney G, Lackey M, Mank A, Mahdavi N, Villarreal G, Muly E, Amin F, Dent M, Wold J, Fischer B, Elliott A, Felix C, Gill G, Parker P, Logan C, McAlpine J, DeLisi L, Reece S, Hammer M, Agbor-Tabie D, Goodson W, Aslam M, Grainger M, Richtand N, Rybalsky A, Al Jurdi R, Boeckman E, Natividad T, Smith D, Stewart M, Torres S, Zhao Z, Mayeda A, Green A, Hofstetter J, Ngombu S, Scott M, Strasburger A, Sumner J, Paschall G, Mucciarelli J, Owen R, Theus S, Tompkins D, Potkin S, Reist C, Novin M, Khalaghizadeh S, Douyon R, Kumar N, Martinez B, Sponheim S, Bender T, Lucas H, Lyon A, Marggraf M, Sorensen L, Surerus C, Sison C, Amato J, Johnson D, Pagan-Howard N, Adler L, Alerpin S, Leon T, Mattocks K, Araeva N, Sullivan J, Suppes T, Bratcher K, Drag L, Fischer E, Fujitani L, Gill S, Grimm D, Hoblyn J, Nguyen T, Nikolaev E, Shere L, Relova R, Vicencio A, Yip M, Hurford I, Acheampong S, Carfagno G, Haas G, Appelt C, Brown E, Chakraborty B, Kelly E, Klima G, Steinhauer S, Hurley R, Belle R, Eknoyan D, Johnson K, Lamotte J, Granholm E, Bradshaw K, Holden J, Jones R, Le T, Molina I, Peyton M, Ruiz I, Sally L, Tapp A, Devroy S, Jain V, Kilzieh N, Maus L, Miller K, Pope H, Wood A, Meyer E, Givens P, Hicks P, Justice S, McNair K, Pena J, Tharp D, Davis L, Ban M, Cheatum L, Darr P, Grayson W, Munford J, Whitfield B, Wilson E, Melnikoff S, Schwartz B, Tureson M, D Souza D, Forselius K, Ranganathan M, Rispoli L, Sather M, Colling C, Haakenson C, Kruegar D, Muralidhar S, Ramoni R, Breeling J, Chang K, O Donnell C, Tsao P, Moser J, Brewer J, Warren S, Argyres D, Stevens B, Humphries D, Do N, Shayan S, Nguyen X, Pyarajan S, Cho K, Hauser E, Sun Y, Wilson P, McArdle R, Dellitalia L, Harley J, Whittle J. Penetrance and Pleiotropy of Polygenic Risk Scores for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression Among Adults in the US Veterans Affairs Health Care System. JAMA Psychiatry 2022, 79: 1092-1101. PMID: 36103194, PMCID: PMC9475441, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis of schizophreniaPolygenic risk scoresBipolar disorderHealth care systemElectronic health recordsBilling codesRisk scoreUS Veterans Affairs Health Care SystemClinical InterviewVeterans Health Administration health care systemVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemDisorder-specific genetic factorsVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordsCare systemICD-9/10 codesMajor depression polygenic risk scoresSerious mental illnessEuropean ancestryDepression polygenic risk scoresPhysical health problemsAfrican ancestryUS veteransMajor depressionMillion Veteran ProgramMAIN OUTCOMEAssociation of Kidney Comorbidities and Acute Kidney Failure With Unfavorable Outcomes After COVID-19 in Individuals With the Sickle Cell Trait
Verma A, Huffman JE, Gao L, Minnier J, Wu WC, Cho K, Ho YL, Gorman BR, Pyarajan S, Rajeevan N, Garcon H, Joseph J, McGeary JE, Suzuki A, Reaven PD, Wan ES, Lynch JA, Petersen JM, Meigs JB, Freiberg MS, Gatsby E, Lynch KE, Zekavat SM, Natarajan P, Dalal S, Jhala DN, Arjomandi M, Bonomo RA, Thompson TK, Pathak GA, Zhou JJ, Donskey CJ, Madduri RK, Wells QS, Gelernter J, Huang RDL, Polimanti R, Chang KM, Liao KP, Tsao PS, Sun YV, Wilson PWF, O’Donnell C, Hung AM, Gaziano JM, Hauger RL, Iyengar SK, Luoh SW, Muralidhar S, Beckham J, Moser J, Thomann L, Garcon H, Kosik N, Damrauer S, Assimes T, Roussos P, Striker R, Tuteja S, DuVall S, Lynch K, Gatsby E, Ramoni R, Breeling J, Huang G, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Aslan M, Connor T, Argyres D, Stephens B, Brophy M, Humphries D, Selva L, Do N, Shayan S, Churby L, Hauser E, Zhao H, 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, Aguayo S, Cohen D, Sharma S, 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, Tsao P, Strollo P, Boyko E, Meyer L, Gupta S, Huq M, Fayad J, Hung A, Lichy J, Hurley R, Robey B. Association of Kidney Comorbidities and Acute Kidney Failure With Unfavorable Outcomes After COVID-19 in Individuals With the Sickle Cell Trait. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 796-804. PMID: 35759254, PMCID: PMC9237798, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney failureSickle cell traitAssociation of SCTCOVID-19 outcomesCOVID-19 mortalityKidney diseaseKidney failureCell traitMillion Veteran ProgramCOVID-19Chronic kidney diseaseDiabetic kidney diseaseHypertensive kidney diseaseElectronic health recordsIndex dateAfrican ancestryPulmonary embolismClinical outcomesCerebrovascular diseaseMean ageUnfavorable outcomeClinical dataDiseases codesKidney morbidityMAIN OUTCOME
2021
Polygenic Breast Cancer Risk for Women Veterans in the Million Veteran Program
Minnier J, Rajeevan N, Gao L, Park B, Pyarajan S, Spellman P, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Luoh SW. Polygenic Breast Cancer Risk for Women Veterans in the Million Veteran Program. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: 1178-1191. PMID: 34381935, PMCID: PMC8345920, DOI: 10.1200/po.20.00541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast Cancer Risk Assessment ToolCancer Risk Assessment ToolIncident breast cancerAbsolute lifetime riskAA womenRisk assessment toolIncident casesLifetime riskBreast cancerMillion Veteran ProgramAccurate breast cancer risk assessmentProstate Cancer Cohort ConsortiumBreast cancer risk assessmentPrior BC diagnosisBreast cancer riskClinical risk modelVeteran ProgramRisk prediction modelCancer risk assessmentAssessment toolIncident BCAfrican ancestryHazard ratioProspective cohortMultiracial cohortCooperative studies Program (CSP) #572: A study of serious mental illness in veterans as a pathway to personalized medicine in schizophrenia and bipolar illness
Harvey PD, Bigdeli TB, Fanous AH, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Radhakrishnan K, Huang G, Aslan M. Cooperative studies Program (CSP) #572: A study of serious mental illness in veterans as a pathway to personalized medicine in schizophrenia and bipolar illness. Personalized Medicine In Psychiatry 2021, 27: 100078. PMID: 34222732, PMCID: PMC8247126, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmip.2021.100078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCooperative Studies ProgramFunctional deficitsSuicidal ideationNegative symptomsLifetime major depressive episodeMajor depressive episodeTreatment of symptomsSerious mental illnessPersonalization of treatmentFunctional capacity assessmentStructured diagnostic interviewVA Million Veteran ProgramDepressive episodeBipolar illnessMillion Veteran ProgramTreatment responseGeneral populationLifetime depressionPsychiatric treatmentRisk score analysisBipolar disorderFemale veteransMental illnessDiagnostic InterviewCognitive deficits
2019
Genome-wide association study of post-traumatic stress disorder reexperiencing symptoms in >165,000 US veterans
Gelernter J, Sun N, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R, Levey DF, Bryois J, Lu Q, Hu Y, Li B, Radhakrishnan K, Aslan M, Cheung KH, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Harrington K, Chen Q, Cho K, Pyarajan S, Sullivan PF, Quaden R, Shi Y, Hunter-Zinck H, Gaziano JM, Concato J, Zhao H, Stein MB. Genome-wide association study of post-traumatic stress disorder reexperiencing symptoms in >165,000 US veterans. Nature Neuroscience 2019, 22: 1394-1401. PMID: 31358989, PMCID: PMC6953633, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-019-0447-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesHigh linkage disequilibrium regionLinkage disequilibrium regionWide association studyDisequilibrium regionBioinformatics analysisTranscriptomic profilesMillion Veteran ProgramChromosome 17Genetic risk factorsNew insightsUK Biobank dataReexperiencing of traumaStriatal medium spiny neuronsVeteran ProgramSignificant regionsCAMKVEuropean AmericansBiobank dataMedium spiny neuronsTCF4BiologyKANSL1African American cohortGenome-wide Association Study of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in >140,000 U.S. European and African American Veterans Yields Novel Risk Loci
Gelernter J, Sun N, Polimanti R, Pietrzak RH, Levey DF, Lu Q, Hu Y, Li B, Radhakrishnan K, Aslan M, Cheung KH, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Harrington K, Chen Q, Cho K, Honerlaw J, Pyarajan S, Lencz T, Quaden R, Shi Y, Hunter-Zinck H, Gaziano JM, Kranzler HR, Concato J, Zhao H, Stein MB, Program D, Program M. Genome-wide Association Study of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in >140,000 U.S. European and African American Veterans Yields Novel Risk Loci. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 86: 365-376. PMID: 31151762, PMCID: PMC6919570, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional genome-wide significant lociRisk lociWide association study (GWAS) analysisAssociation studiesGenome-wide significant lociGenome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsWide association studyNovel risk lociAlcohol-related traitsStrong statistical supportSmoking-related traitsAdditional genomesSignificant lociPancreatic delta cellsChromosome 4Chromosome 11Protein productsChromosome 8Quantitative phenotypesMillion Veteran ProgramVeterans Affairs Million Veteran ProgramLociCell typesChromosome 17