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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
2015
Explorative genetic association study of GSTT2B copy number variant in complex disease risks
Iorio A, Polimanti R, Calandro M, Graziano ME, Piacentini S, Bucossi S, Squitti R, Lazzarin N, Scano G, Limbruno GM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Explorative genetic association study of GSTT2B copy number variant in complex disease risks. Annals Of Human Biology 2015, 43: 279-284. PMID: 26207597, DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2015.1049206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds ratioAllergic rhinitisEssential hypertensionRecurrent miscarriageAlzheimer's diseaseCopy number variantsGlutathione S-transferaseCase-control groupPhase II enzymesStudy populationItalian patientsLarger sample sizeDisease statusDisease riskExogenous toxic compoundsPhase IPathological phenotypesDiseaseNumber variantsHealth-related phenotypesFurther investigationGenetic association studiesII enzymesComplex diseasesS-transferase
2014
Deletion polymorphism of GSTT1 gene as protective marker for allergic rhinitis
Iorio A, Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Liumbruno GM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Deletion polymorphism of GSTT1 gene as protective marker for allergic rhinitis. The Clinical Respiratory Journal 2014, 9: 481-486. PMID: 24902621, DOI: 10.1111/crj.12170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutathione S-transferaseObserved genetic associationAllergic rhinitisGene familyGenomic DNASusceptibility lociXenobiotic compoundsGenesPhase II enzymesS-transferaseCase-control populationII enzymesOxidative stress-related mechanismsComplex diseasesGenetic associationNull polymorphismHealthy non-allergic subjectsHuman populationStress-related mechanismsDeletion polymorphismNon-allergic subjectsCommon respiratory diseasesBiomarkers of inflammationPolymorphismOxidative stress