Featured Publications
Phenome-Wide Association Study for Alcohol and Nicotine Risk Alleles in 26394 Women
Polimanti R, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Phenome-Wide Association Study for Alcohol and Nicotine Risk Alleles in 26394 Women. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 41: 2688-2696. PMID: 27187070, PMCID: PMC5026736, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth initiativesRisk allelesSocioeconomic statusPhenome-wide association studyWomen's Health InitiativeMetabolism-related mechanismsMedication useLung cancerTobacco useDietary habitsSmoking behaviorNicotine useReproductive historyReproductive healthSuggestive findingsAlcohol useAnthropometric characteristicsMental healthHealth conditionsMetabolic conditionsCausative relationshipAssociation studiesDrinking behaviorADH1BAssociation
2023
Characterizing the polygenic architecture of complex traits in populations of East Asian and European descent
De Lillo A, Wendt F, Pathak G, Polimanti R. Characterizing the polygenic architecture of complex traits in populations of East Asian and European descent. Human Genomics 2023, 17: 67. PMID: 37475089, PMCID: PMC10360343, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00514-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModeling the longitudinal changes of ancestry diversity in the Million Veteran Program
Wendt F, Pathak G, Vahey J, Qin X, Koller D, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Haeny A, Harrington K, Rajeevan N, Duong L, Levey D, De Angelis F, De Lillo A, Bigdeli T, Pyarajan S, Gaziano J, Gelernter J, Aslan M, Provenzale D, Helmer D, Hauser E, Polimanti R. Modeling the longitudinal changes of ancestry diversity in the Million Veteran Program. Human Genomics 2023, 17: 46. PMID: 37268996, PMCID: PMC10239111, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00487-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Functional variability of glutathione S‐transferases in basque populations
Iorio A, Piacentini S, Polimanti R, De Angelis F, Calderon R, Fuciarelli M. Functional variability of glutathione S‐transferases in basque populations. American Journal Of Human Biology 2014, 26: 361-366. PMID: 24677736, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman Genome Diversity ProjectGlutathione S-transferaseS-transferaseFunctional variabilityGenetic structureGenetic association studiesCellular detoxificationGenetic variabilityGenome ProjectGST genesAssociation studiesHigh differentiationDiversity ProjectMediterranean populationsGenesCorrespondence analysisBasque populationEnzyme activityHuman populationDNA extractionPCR multiplexWorldwide populationPCR-RFLP methodPolymorphic variantsDrug response
2012
Human genetic variation of CYP450 superfamily: analysis of functional diversity in worldwide populations
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Human genetic variation of CYP450 superfamily: analysis of functional diversity in worldwide populations. Pharmacogenomics 2012, 13: 1951-1960. PMID: 23215887, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.12.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic diversityHuman genetic diversityHuman genetic variationHuman Genome Diversity ProjectFunctional differencesHuman populationRole of CYP450Functional diversityGenetic variationRelated clinical phenotypesHigh differentiationCYP450 genesHapMap dataDiversity ProjectHuman adaptationF-statisticsDiversityGenesWorldwide populationDrug responseComputational analysisClinical phenotypeAdaptationCYP450Interethnic differencesGenetic variability of glutathione S-transferase enzymes in human populations: Functional inter-ethnic differences in detoxification systems
Polimanti R, Carboni C, Baesso I, Piacentini S, Iorio A, De Stefano GF, Fuciarelli M. Genetic variability of glutathione S-transferase enzymes in human populations: Functional inter-ethnic differences in detoxification systems. Gene 2012, 512: 102-107. PMID: 23043933, DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.09.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic association studiesGenetic variabilityAssociation studiesHuman populationFunctional genetic differencesDetoxification genesGlutathione S-transferaseCellular detoxificationEnzymatic functionGlutathione S-transferase enzymesGST genesBiological processesGenetic differencesDetoxification systemGenesGST enzymesS-transferaseFunctional impactLoF variantsFunction variantsGSTEnzymeHapMap databaseGenetic polymorphismsKey role
2011
HapMap-based study of human soluble glutathione S-transferase enzymes
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Fuciarelli M. HapMap-based study of human soluble glutathione S-transferase enzymes. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2011, 21: 665-672. PMID: 21799460, DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e328349da4d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural selectionGST genesGenetic variabilityGlutathione S-transferase enzymesSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversityHuman genome regionsHuman demographic historyHuman genetic variabilityGST SNPsInternational HapMap ProjectSingle nucleotide substitutionChromosomal clustersDemographic historyGenome regionsGenome scanCellular detoxificationCandidate genesHapMap projectNucleotide substitutionsGenesHapMap dataComplex diseasesPopulation differencesF-statisticsSNPs
2010
GSTT1 and GSTM1 gene polymorphisms in European and African populations
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Porreca F, Martínez-Labarga C, De Stefano GF, Fuciarelli M. GSTT1 and GSTM1 gene polymorphisms in European and African populations. Molecular Biology Reports 2010, 38: 1225-1230. PMID: 20563854, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0221-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutathione S-transferaseGene frequency distributionsAfrican populationsNucleotide substitutionsHuman diseasesSNP analysisAfrica originAllele-specific PCRGene deletionPCR analysisS-transferaseSpecific PCRMultiplex PCR analysisWorldwide populationAllelic frequenciesPharmacogenomic studiesGST variantsImportant insightsPolymorphismSuperfamilyPopulation sampleGSTM1 gene polymorphismsPhenotype frequenciesGene polymorphismsGenes