Genomics of Gulf War Illness in U.S. Veterans Who Served during the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War: Methods and Rationale for Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #2006
Radhakrishnan K, Hauser ER, Polimanti R, Helmer DA, Provenzale D, McNeil RB, Maffucci A, Quaden R, Zhao H, Whitbourne SB, Harrington KM, Vahey J, Gelernter J, Levey DF, Huang GD, Gaziano JM, Concato J, Aslan M. Genomics of Gulf War Illness in U.S. Veterans Who Served during the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War: Methods and Rationale for Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #2006. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 845. PMID: 34202057, PMCID: PMC8301942, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11070845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGulf War IllnessMillion Veteran ProgramVeterans Affairs Cooperative StudyChronic multi-symptom illnessNon-deployed veteransHealth care utilizationMulti-symptom illnessGenome-wide association studiesChart reviewPersian Gulf WarCare utilizationCase definitionMedical recordsDiseases codesHealth QuestionnaireInternational ClassificationGene-environment interactionsLarger sample sizeCase statusU.S. veteransMVP participantsClinical diagnosisCooperative StudyIllnessHealth conditionsGenetic contributions to anxiety disorders: where we are and where we are heading
Ask H, Cheesman R, Jami ES, Levey DF, Purves KL, Weber H. Genetic contributions to anxiety disorders: where we are and where we are heading. Psychological Medicine 2021, 51: 2231-2246. PMID: 33557968, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720005486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge-scale genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association studiesGenetics of anxietyGenome-wide studiesRelated traitsAssociation studiesGeneticsGenetic contributionSpecific gene-environment interactionsGene-environment interactionsCurrent knowledgeTraitsNew therapeuticsSuch discoveriesDiscoveryNew research possibilitiesLifespanTherapeuticsCircuit mechanismsTranslationMulti-environment gene interactions linked to the interplay between polysubstance dependence and suicidality
Polimanti R, Levey DF, Pathak GA, Wendt FR, Nunez YZ, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC, Kranzler HR, Stein MB, Gelernter J. Multi-environment gene interactions linked to the interplay between polysubstance dependence and suicidality. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 34. PMID: 33431810, PMCID: PMC7801457, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-01153-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationPolysubstance dependenceSuicide attemptsOdds ratioGene-environment interactionsYale-PennMultivariate logistic regressionImportant risk factorMultivariate gene-environment interactionsMental health risksOpioid dependenceRisk factorsNicotine dependenceSuicidality outcomesCocaine dependenceLogistic regressionSubstance dependenceSuicidalityCohortLifetime suicidalityLinear mixed modelsMultiple substancesArmy STARRSArmy personnelHealth risks