2023
Leveraging base-pair mammalian constraint to understand genetic variation and human disease
Sullivan P, Meadows J, Gazal S, Phan B, Li X, Genereux D, Dong M, Bianchi M, Andrews G, Sakthikumar S, Nordin J, Roy A, Christmas M, Marinescu V, Wang C, Wallerman O, Xue J, Yao S, Sun Q, Szatkiewicz J, Wen J, Huckins L, Lawler A, Keough K, Zheng Z, Zeng J, Wray N, Li Y, Johnson J, Chen J, Paten B, Reilly S, Hughes G, Weng Z, Pollard K, Pfenning A, Forsberg-Nilsson K, Karlsson E, Lindblad-Toh K, Andrews G, Armstrong J, Bianchi M, Birren B, Bredemeyer K, Breit A, Christmas M, Clawson H, Damas J, Di Palma F, Diekhans M, Dong M, Eizirik E, Fan K, Fanter C, Foley N, Forsberg-Nilsson K, Garcia C, Gatesy J, Gazal S, Genereux D, Goodman L, Grimshaw J, Halsey M, Harris A, Hickey G, Hiller M, Hindle A, Hubley R, Hughes G, Johnson J, Juan D, Kaplow I, Karlsson E, Keough K, Kirilenko B, Koepfli K, Korstian J, Kowalczyk A, Kozyrev S, Lawler A, Lawless C, Lehmann T, Levesque D, Lewin H, Li X, Lind A, Lindblad-Toh K, Mackay-Smith A, Marinescu V, Marques-Bonet T, Mason V, Meadows J, Meyer W, Moore J, Moreira L, Moreno-Santillan D, Morrill K, Muntané G, Murphy W, Navarro A, Nweeia M, Ortmann S, Osmanski A, Paten B, Paulat N, Pfenning A, Phan B, Pollard K, Pratt H, Ray D, Reilly S, Rosen J, Ruf I, Ryan L, Ryder O, Sabeti P, Schäffer D, Serres A, Shapiro B, Smit A, Springer M, Srinivasan C, Steiner C, Storer J, Sullivan K, Sullivan P, Sundström E, Supple M, Swofford R, Talbot J, Teeling E, Turner-Maier J, Valenzuela A, Wagner F, Wallerman O, Wang C, Wang J, Weng Z, Wilder A, Wirthlin M, Xue J, Zhang X. Leveraging base-pair mammalian constraint to understand genetic variation and human disease. Science 2023, 380: eabn2937. PMID: 37104612, PMCID: PMC10259825, DOI: 10.1126/science.abn2937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman genomeHuman diseasesCopy-number variationsHeritable human diseasesGenome annotationVariant annotationGenomic positionsGenomic regionsDisease heritabilityFunctional annotationEvolutionary constraintsAssociation studiesCopy-numberGenetic variationGenetic findingsGenomeCell typesRegulatory landscapeDisease mechanismsAnnotationBiological mechanismsCancer dataMammalsPredictor of functionHeritability
2021
Multi-ethnic genome-wide association analyses of white blood cell and platelet traits in the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study
Hu Y, Bien S, Nishimura K, Haessler J, Hodonsky C, Baldassari A, Highland H, Wang Z, Preuss M, Sitlani C, Wojcik G, Tao R, Graff M, Huckins L, Sun Q, Chen M, Mousas A, Auer P, Lettre G, Tang W, Qi L, Thyagarajan B, Buyske S, Fornage M, Hindorff L, Li Y, Lin D, Reiner A, North K, Loos R, Raffield L, Peters U, Avery C, Kooperberg C. Multi-ethnic genome-wide association analyses of white blood cell and platelet traits in the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study. BMC Genomics 2021, 22: 432. PMID: 34107879, PMCID: PMC8191001, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07745-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPlatelet traitsAfrican AmericansPopulation ArchitectureAssociation studiesAssociation analysisAncestry-specific genome-wide association studiesEuropean ancestryGenome-wide association analysisAttenuation of effect estimatesGenome-wide significant variantsVariant association analysisGenome-wide significanceRacially/ethnically diverse populationsPopulations of European ancestryGenetic association studiesAncestry-specificComplex traitsSignificant variantsHispanics/LatinosMultiple genesAncestry groupsEffect estimatesEA populationsEA participants
2019
Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa
Watson H, Yilmaz Z, Thornton L, Hübel C, Coleman J, Gaspar H, Bryois J, Hinney A, Leppä V, Mattheisen M, Medland S, Ripke S, Yao S, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Hanscombe K, Purves K, Adan R, Alfredsson L, Ando T, Andreassen O, Baker J, Berrettini W, Boehm I, Boni C, Perica V, Buehren K, Burghardt R, Cassina M, Cichon S, Clementi M, Cone R, Courtet P, Crow S, Crowley J, Danner U, Davis O, de Zwaan M, Dedoussis G, Degortes D, DeSocio J, Dick D, Dikeos D, Dina C, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Docampo E, Duncan L, Egberts K, Ehrlich S, Escaramís G, Esko T, Estivill X, Farmer A, Favaro A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter M, Fischer K, Föcker M, Foretova L, Forstner A, Forzan M, Franklin C, Gallinger S, Giegling I, Giuranna J, Gonidakis F, Gorwood P, Mayora M, Guillaume S, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Hatzikotoulas K, Hauser J, Hebebrand J, Helder S, Herms S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Herzog W, Huckins L, Hudson J, Imgart H, Inoko H, Janout V, Jiménez-Murcia S, Julià A, Kalsi G, Kaminská D, Kaprio J, Karhunen L, Karwautz A, Kas M, Kennedy J, Keski-Rahkonen A, Kiezebrink K, Kim Y, Klareskog L, Klump K, Knudsen G, La Via M, Le Hellard S, Levitan R, Li D, Lilenfeld L, Lin B, Lissowska J, Luykx J, Magistretti P, Maj M, Mannik K, Marsal S, Marshall C, Mattingsdal M, McDevitt S, McGuffin P, Metspalu A, Meulenbelt I, Micali N, Mitchell K, Monteleone A, Monteleone P, Munn-Chernoff M, Nacmias B, Navratilova M, Ntalla I, O’Toole J, Ophoff R, Padyukov L, Palotie A, Pantel J, Papezova H, Pinto D, Rabionet R, Raevuori A, Ramoz N, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ricca V, Ripatti S, Ritschel F, Roberts M, Rotondo A, Rujescu D, Rybakowski F, Santonastaso P, Scherag A, Scherer S, Schmidt U, Schork N, Schosser A, Seitz J, Slachtova L, Slagboom P, Slof-Op ‘t Landt M, Slopien A, Sorbi S, Świątkowska B, Szatkiewicz J, Tachmazidou I, Tenconi E, Tortorella A, Tozzi F, Treasure J, Tsitsika A, Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor M, Tziouvas K, van Elburg A, van Furth E, Wagner G, Walton E, Widen E, Zeggini E, Zerwas S, Zipfel S, Bergen A, Boden J, Brandt H, Crawford S, Halmi K, Horwood L, Johnson C, Kaplan A, Kaye W, Mitchell J, Olsen C, Pearson J, Pedersen N, Strober M, Werge T, Whiteman D, Woodside D, Stuber G, Gordon S, Grove J, Henders A, Juréus A, Kirk K, Larsen J, Parker R, Petersen L, Jordan J, Kennedy M, Montgomery G, Wade T, Birgegård A, Lichtenstein P, Norring C, Landén M, Martin N, Mortensen P, Sullivan P, Breen G, Bulik C. Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 1207-1214. PMID: 31308545, PMCID: PMC6779477, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTwin-based heritability estimatesEating Disorders Working GroupPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumAnorexia nervosaBody-mass indexSignificant lociGenetic architectureRisk lociGenetics InitiativeGenomics ConsortiumLow body-mass indexMetabo-psychiatric disorderGenetic correlationsMetabolic componentsLociCases of anorexia nervosaPhysical activityAnthropometric traitsPsychiatric disordersHeritability estimatesAnorexia Nervosa Genetics InitiativeNervosaImprove outcomesInternational Society of Psychiatric Genetics Ethics Committee: Issues facing us
Lázaro‐Muñoz G, Sabatello M, Huckins L, Peay H, Degenhardt F, Meiser B, Lencz T, Soda T, Docherty A, Crepaz‐Keay D, Austin J, Peterson R, Davis L, Committee O. International Society of Psychiatric Genetics Ethics Committee: Issues facing us. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2019, 180: 543-554. PMID: 31124312, PMCID: PMC6861601, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Society of Psychiatric GeneticsPsychiatric geneticsPsychiatric genetic researchGenetic researchELSI challengesGenetic counselorsClinical geneticistsEthics CommitteeGeneticsELSI issuesMental health professionalsLegal proceedingsClinical settingPatientsInternational organizationsEthical translationMental illnessInternational reachInternational SocietyBiological underpinningsGeneticistsELSIIncreased awarenessPsychiatric researchHealth professionals