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
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