2023
Male-specific, replicable and functional roles of genetic variants and cerebral gray matter volumes in ADHD: a gene-wide association study across KTN1 and a region-wide functional validation across brain
Luo X, Lin X, Ide J, Luo X, Zhang Y, Xu J, Wang L, Chen Y, Cheng W, Zheng J, Wang Z, Yu T, Taximaimaiti R, Jing X, Wang X, Cao Y, Tan Y, Li C. Male-specific, replicable and functional roles of genetic variants and cerebral gray matter volumes in ADHD: a gene-wide association study across KTN1 and a region-wide functional validation across brain. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2023, 17: 4. PMID: 36609385, PMCID: PMC9824933, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-022-00536-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderTotal intracranial volumeSubcortical gray matter volumesMRNA expressionBasal gangliaEuropean cohortABCD cohortMatter volumeCerebral gray matter volumeRisk of ADHDPathogenesis of ADHDGene-wide association studyAmygdala gray matter volumeRegulatory effectsDeficit hyperactivity disorderBrain cohortSubcortical regionsBrain regionsIntracranial volumeCohortSubcortical structuresADHD risk allelesADHD riskHyperactivity disorder
2020
Replicated risk CACNA1C variants for major psychiatric disorders may serve as potential therapeutic targets for the shared depressive endophenotype.
Guo X, Fu Y, Zhang Y, Wang T, Lu L, Luo X, Wang K, Huang J, Xie T, Zheng C, Yang K, Tong J, Zuo L, Kang L, Tan Y, Jiang K, Li CR, Luo X. Replicated risk CACNA1C variants for major psychiatric disorders may serve as potential therapeutic targets for the shared depressive endophenotype. 2020, 4 PMID: 34046650, PMCID: PMC8153461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor psychiatric disordersGenome-wide association studiesL-type voltage-gated calcium channelsMajor depressive disorderMRNA expression regulationPsychiatric disordersTherapeutic targetBipolar disorderChronic mild stress (CMS) ratsHuman hippocampusExpression regulationDepressive endophenotypeType voltage-gated calcium channelsRole of venlafaxineVoltage-gated calcium channelsPotential therapeutic targetRisk genesSignificant mRNA expressionVenlafaxine treatmentDepressive disorderStress ratsDepressive symptomsIndependent cohortCalcium channelsMRNA expressionKTN1 Variants Underlying Putamen Gray Matter Volumes and Parkinson’s Disease
Mao Q, Wang X, Chen B, Fan L, Wang S, Zhang Y, Lin X, Cao Y, Wu YC, Ji J, Xu J, Zheng J, Zhang H, Zheng C, Chen W, Cheng W, Luo X, Wang K, Zuo L, Kang L, Li CR, Luo X. KTN1 Variants Underlying Putamen Gray Matter Volumes and Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2020, 14: 651. PMID: 32655362, PMCID: PMC7324786, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutamen gray matter volumesSubstantia nigra pars compactaGray matter volumeParkinson's diseaseMRNA expressionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPD riskIndependent cohortMatter volumeDevelopment of PDPars compactaDopaminergic neuronsPutamenPutamen volumeSignificant associationPD associationsRisk allelesDiseaseSelective lossCohortGene variants
2016
Associations of rare nicotinic cholinergic receptor gene variants to nicotine and alcohol dependence
Zuo L, Tan Y, Li C, Wang Z, Wang K, Zhang X, Lin X, Chen X, Zhong C, Wang X, Wang J, Lu L, Luo X. Associations of rare nicotinic cholinergic receptor gene variants to nicotine and alcohol dependence. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2016, 171: 1057-1071. PMID: 27473937, PMCID: PMC5587505, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAnimalsBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesDatabases, Nucleic AcidFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMiceNicotinePolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, NicotinicTobacco Use DisorderWhite PeopleConceptsCHRN genesGenomic regionsNicotine dependenceAD risk genesAlcohol dependenceRare variantsNicotinic cholinergic receptor genesRewarding effectsDistinct subunitsMouse brainGenesMicroarray platformRisk genesNicotine's rewarding effectsCholinergic receptor genesReceptor geneSpecific brain areasDifferent neuropsychiatric disordersIndependent cohortDiscrete regionsWhole mouse brainBrain areasNeuropsychiatric disordersMRNA expressionBrain