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Sex differences in brain gene expression among suicide completers
Cabrera-Mendoza B, Fresno C, Monroy-Jaramillo N, Fries GR, Walss-Bass C, Glahn DC, Ostrosky-Wegman P, Mendoza-Morales RC, García-Dolores F, Díaz-Otañez CE, González-Sáenz EE, Genis-Mendoza AD, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Romero-Pimentel AL, Flores G, Vázquez-Roque RA, Nicolini H. Sex differences in brain gene expression among suicide completers. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 267: 67-77. PMID: 32063575, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain gene expressionSex-specific gene expression patternsGene expressionRibonucleic protein complexesGene expression patternsGene expression profilesProtein complexesGene setsDNA bindingExpression patternsExpression profilesGenesSuicide geneBiological levelsVesicular functionCell proliferationValuable foundationDifferentiallyMicroarrayExpressionSex-specific factorsSuicide completersSuicidal brainImmune responseSex differencesHigh polygenic burden is associated with blood DNA methylation changes in individuals with suicidal behavior
Cabrera-Mendoza B, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Genis-Mendoza AD, Sarmiento E, Ruíz-Ramos D, Tovilla-Zárate CA, González-Castro TB, Juárez-Rojop IE, García-de la Cruz DD, López-Armenta M, Real F, García-Dolores F, Flores G, Vázquez-Roque RA, Lanzagorta N, Escamilla M, Saucedo-Uribe E, Rodríguez-Mayoral O, Jiménez-Genchi J, Castañeda-González C, Roche-Bergua A, Nicolini H. High polygenic burden is associated with blood DNA methylation changes in individuals with suicidal behavior. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 123: 62-71. PMID: 32036075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylation differencesMethylation differencesDiscovery samplePolygenic risk scoresDNA methylation changesSuicidal behaviorGenetic burdenPolygenic burdenPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumEpigenetic variationATP bindingDNA methylationEnvironmental factorsMethylation changesEpigenetic changesGenomics ConsortiumPolygenic componentGenesGenetic variantsPRS analysesRisk scoreMexican individualsBurdenIntegration of approachesNeurodevelopmentBrain Gene Expression Pattern of Subjects with Completed Suicide and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder
Cabrera B, Monroy-Jaramillo N, Fries GR, Mendoza-Morales RC, García-Dolores F, Mendoza-Larios A, Diaz-Otañez C, Walss-Bass C, Glahn DC, Ostrosky-Wegman P, Fresno C, Nicolini H. Brain Gene Expression Pattern of Subjects with Completed Suicide and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder. Complex Psychiatry 2018, 5: 60-73. PMID: 31019919, PMCID: PMC6465692, DOI: 10.1159/000493940.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Blood epigenome-wide association studies of suicide attempt in adults with bipolar disorder
Mirza S, Lima C, Del Favero-Campbell A, Rubinstein A, Topolski N, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Kovács E, Blumberg H, Richards J, Williams A, Wemmie J, Magnotta V, Fiedorowicz J, Gaine M, Walss-Bass C, Quevedo J, Soares J, Fries G. Blood epigenome-wide association studies of suicide attempt in adults with bipolar disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 70. PMID: 38296944, PMCID: PMC10831084, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02760-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesDifferentially methylated regionsDifferentially methylated positionsAssociation studiesCo-methylation network analysisBipolar disorderDNA methylation patternsSuicide attemptsReplication cohortHistory of SAGene ontology analysisSignificant CpG sitesMethylation patternsDNA methylationCpG sitesOntology analysisImmune-related genesEnrichment analysisNon-psychiatric controlsCalcium signalingGenesDNAClinical interviewSA historyNetwork analysis
2022
Genetically regulated multi-omics study for symptom clusters of posttraumatic stress disorder highlights pleiotropy with hematologic and cardio-metabolic traits
Pathak GA, Singh K, Wendt FR, Fleming TW, Overstreet C, Koller D, Tylee DS, De Angelis F, Cabrera Mendoza B, Levey DF, Koenen KC, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, O’ Donell C, Gaziano JM, Falcone G, Stein MB, Gelernter J, Pasaniuc B, Mancuso N, Davis LK, Polimanti R. Genetically regulated multi-omics study for symptom clusters of posttraumatic stress disorder highlights pleiotropy with hematologic and cardio-metabolic traits. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 1394-1404. PMID: 35241783, PMCID: PMC9210390, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01488-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal genetic correlationsCell type-specific expressionVanderbilt University biorepositoryMulti-omics studiesMulti-omics investigationsDorsolateral prefrontal cortex tissueGenomic evidenceLaboratory traitsSpecific expressionCardio-metabolic traitsMillion Veteran ProgramPrefrontal cortex tissueMiR-148GenesGenetic correlationsRegulatory profileTraitsProtein expressionCardiometabolic traitsExpressionVeteran ProgramCortex tissueBiological heterogeneitySplicingPrioritization approach
2019
Exploratory analysis of genetic variants influencing molecular traits in cerebral cortex of suicide completers
Rodríguez‐López M, Martínez‐Magaña J, Cabrera‐Mendoza B, Genis‐Mendoza A, García‐Dolores F, López‐Armenta M, Flores G, Vázquez‐Roque R, Nicolini H. Exploratory analysis of genetic variants influencing molecular traits in cerebral cortex of suicide completers. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2019, 183: 26-37. PMID: 31418530, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociTrait lociExpression of genesGene expressionGenetic variantsMethylation quantitative trait lociGene expression regulationExpression regulationCandidate genetic variantsDNA methylationMolecular traitsTranscription factorsEnhancer activityCell organizationRegulatory mechanismsGenetic factorsGenotype dataMultiple biological systemsLociGenesExpressionBiological systemsRegulationVariants