2022
Understanding the comorbidity between posttraumatic stress severity and coronary artery disease using genome-wide information and electronic health records
Polimanti R, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Tylee DS, Tcheandjieu C, Hilliard AT, Levey DF, Adhikari K, Gaziano JM, O’Donnell C, Assimes TL, Stein MB, Gelernter J. Understanding the comorbidity between posttraumatic stress severity and coronary artery disease using genome-wide information and electronic health records. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 3961-3969. PMID: 35986173, PMCID: PMC10986859, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01735-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityCoronary Artery DiseaseElectronic Health RecordsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsCoronary artery diseasePosttraumatic stress disorderElectronic health recordsMillion Veteran ProgramArtery diseaseTotal scoreCAD diagnosisPlatelet amyloid precursor proteinHealth recordsPosttraumatic stress severityAmyloid precursor proteinEarly CAD diagnosisUK BiobankBidirectional relationshipTwo-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysisMendelian randomization analysisCAD riskHigh morbidityPTSD symptom severityCARDIoGRAMplusC4D consortiumPleiotropic mechanismsSymptom severityLongitudinal changesDiscordant effectsStress disorderGenetically 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersHumansPhenotypeStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSyndromeVeteransConceptsLocal 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
2017
PTSD Blood Transcriptome Mega-Analysis: Shared Inflammatory Pathways across Biological Sex and Modes of Trauma
Breen MS, Tylee DS, Maihofer AX, Neylan TC, Mehta D, Binder EB, Chandler SD, Hess JL, Kremen WS, Risbrough VB, Woelk CH, Baker DG, Nievergelt CM, Tsuang MT, Buxbaum JD, Glatt SJ. PTSD Blood Transcriptome Mega-Analysis: Shared Inflammatory Pathways across Biological Sex and Modes of Trauma. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 469-481. PMID: 28925389, PMCID: PMC5770765, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinct gene expression perturbationsCo-expression network analysisMitogen-activated protein kinase activityCommon signaling cascadesGene expression perturbationsProtein kinase activityTranscriptome-wide screenDistinct biological pathwaysMolecular convergenceGene expression signaturesTranscriptome studiesExpression perturbationsTranscriptional dysregulationSignaling cascadesKinase activityBiological pathwaysExpression signaturesType I interferonWidespread immune dysregulationInnate immuneLipid metabolismPathwayI interferonNetwork analysisDysregulation
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsGene ExpressionGene Regulatory NetworksHumansImmunity, InnateMaleMilitary PersonnelStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPost-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
2014
Blood-based gene-expression biomarkers of post-traumatic stress disorder among deployed marines: A pilot study
Tylee DS, Chandler SD, Nievergelt CM, Liu X, Pazol J, Woelk CH, Lohr JB, Kremen WS, Investigators M, Baker D, Glatt S, Tsuang M. Blood-based gene-expression biomarkers of post-traumatic stress disorder among deployed marines: A pilot study. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2014, 51: 472-494. PMID: 25311155, PMCID: PMC4199086, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-BiomarkersCombat DisordersGene ExpressionHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Life Change EventsMaleMilitary PersonnelPilot ProjectsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderPeripheral bloodBiomarker panelStress disorderPilot studyPeripheral blood biomarkersHigh-risk individualsPeripheral blood samplesPeripheral blood cellsExpression levelsDiagnostic biomarker panelGene expression levelsTrauma-exposed individualsBlood biomarkersBlood samplesGene expression biomarkersBiomarker profilesDiagnostic utilityBrain tissueDiagnostic panelBlood cellsBloodFull-length gene transcriptsBiomarkersDisorders
2013
Blood‐based gene‐expression predictors of PTSD risk and resilience among deployed marines: A pilot study
Glatt SJ, Tylee DS, Chandler SD, Pazol J, Nievergelt CM, Woelk CH, Baker DG, Lohr JB, Kremen WS, Litz BT, Tsuang MT, Investigators M. Blood‐based gene‐expression predictors of PTSD risk and resilience among deployed marines: A pilot study. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2013, 162: 313-326. PMID: 23650250, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood cellsPeripheral bloodBlood cellsPTSD casesHigh-risk individualsPeripheral blood samplesPanel of biomarkersExpression levelsGene expression levelsPredictive biomarker panelPredictive panelHigh riskBlood samplesBiomarker panelEarly interventionGene expression predictorsTrauma exposurePTSD riskPilot studyBloodImmune genesIndependent samplesFull-length gene transcriptsPTSDRisk