2022
An Atlas of Genetic Correlations and Genetically Informed Associations Linking Psychiatric and Immune-Related Phenotypes
Tylee DS, Lee YK, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Levey DF, De Angelis F, Gelernter J, Polimanti R. An Atlas of Genetic Correlations and Genetically Informed Associations Linking Psychiatric and Immune-Related Phenotypes. JAMA Psychiatry 2022, 79: 667-676. PMID: 35507366, PMCID: PMC9069342, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsImmune-related phenotypesMultivariable adjustmentUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseMendelian randomizationImmune-related disordersReciprocal risk factorsHealth-related behaviorsPsychiatric phenotypesFalse discovery rate correctionAllergic rhinitisGenetic association studiesGenetic associationInflammatory disordersClinical associationsMajor depressionImmune disordersMAIN OUTCOMEPsychiatric disordersSocial determinantsDisordersAssociation studiesColitisAsthma
2019
Evidence of causal effect of major depression on alcohol dependence: findings from the psychiatric genomics consortium
Polimanti R, Peterson RE, Ong JS, MacGregor S, Edwards AC, Clarke TK, Frank J, Gerring Z, Gillespie NA, Lind PA, Maes HH, Martin NG, Mbarek H, Medland SE, Streit F, Agrawal A, Edenberg H, Kendler K, Lewis C, Sullivan P, Wray N, Gelernter J, Derks E. Evidence of causal effect of major depression on alcohol dependence: findings from the psychiatric genomics consortium. Psychological Medicine 2019, 49: 1218-1226. PMID: 30929657, PMCID: PMC6565601, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291719000667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionAlcohol dependenceAlcohol consumptionPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumImportant public health concernMendelian randomizationPublic health concernUK BiobankClinical associationsHealth concernMR analysisReverse causationCausal roleNon-significant resultsCausal relationshipGenetic liabilityGenomics ConsortiumLinkage disequilibrium score regressionIntervention efforts