2016
Transcriptome-wide mega-analyses reveal joint dysregulation of immunologic genes and transcription regulators in brain and blood in schizophrenia
Hess JL, Tylee DS, Barve R, de Jong S, Ophoff RA, Kumarasinghe N, Tooney P, Schall U, Gardiner E, Beveridge NJ, Scott RJ, Yasawardene S, Perera A, Mendis J, Carr V, Kelly B, Cairns M, Unit T, Tsuang MT, Glatt SJ. Transcriptome-wide mega-analyses reveal joint dysregulation of immunologic genes and transcription regulators in brain and blood in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2016, 176: 114-124. PMID: 27450777, PMCID: PMC5026943, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene co-expression modulesMicroarray dataCo-expression modulesInnate immune gene expressionRelated gene setsImmune gene expressionTranscription regulatorsNetwork-based analysisGene setsBiological functionsGene expressionRegulatory factorsPostmortem prefrontal cortexMicroarray technologyCell typesTop hitsHigh-throughput assessmentGenesTissue functionBlood tissuePostmortem brain tissueGenetic risk factorsImmunologic genesMicroarray literatureDysregulation
2015
Gene networks specific for innate immunity define post-traumatic stress disorder
Breen MS, Maihofer AX, Glatt SJ, Tylee DS, Chandler SD, Tsuang MT, Risbrough VB, Baker DG, O'Connor DT, Nievergelt CM, Woelk CH. Gene networks specific for innate immunity define post-traumatic stress disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2015, 20: 1538-1545. PMID: 25754082, PMCID: PMC4565790, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2015.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderPTSD developmentStress disorderExpression of genesDevelopment of PTSDEarly preventative measuresPeripheral blood leukocytesInnate immune responseProper wound healingProspective experimental designClinical indicatorsRNA-seq gene expressionHemostatic systemBlood leukocytesInnate immuneCausal pathophysiologyMechanisms of PTSDCo-regulated genesInnate immunityPrevious transcriptomic studiesTrauma exposureCo-expression modulesU.S. MarinesPreventative measuresWound healing