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Genome-wide association analyses of post-traumatic stress disorder and its symptom subdomains in the Million Veteran Program
Stein MB, Levey DF, Cheng Z, Wendt FR, Harrington K, Pathak GA, Cho K, Quaden R, Radhakrishnan K, Girgenti MJ, Ho YA, Posner D, Aslan M, Duman RS, Zhao H, Polimanti R, Concato J, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association analyses of post-traumatic stress disorder and its symptom subdomains in the Million Veteran Program. Nature Genetics 2021, 53: 174-184. PMID: 33510476, PMCID: PMC7972521, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-00767-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association analysisAssociation analysisMillion Veteran ProgramGenomic structural equation modelingSignificant lociGenetic varianceGene expressionDrug repositioning candidatesBiological coherenceVeteran ProgramMultiple testing correctionSymptom phenotypeLociRepositioning candidatesAfrican ancestryHeritabilityPhenotypeAncestryExpressionPTSD symptom factorsRegionSubdomainsEnrichment
2008
Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis Identifies Rat Genomic Regions Related to Amphetamine-Induced Locomotion and Gαi3 Levels in Nucleus Accumbens
Potenza MN, Brodkin ES, Yang BZ, Birnbaum SG, Nestler EJ, Gelernter J. Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis Identifies Rat Genomic Regions Related to Amphetamine-Induced Locomotion and Gαi3 Levels in Nucleus Accumbens. Neuropsychopharmacology 2008, 33: 2735-2746. PMID: 18216777, PMCID: PMC2818767, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociRobust quantitative trait lociGenomic regionsChromosome 2Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisG protein levelsCommon genetic mechanismQTL patternsTrait lociRat genomic regionsGenetic mechanismsChromosome 3Locus analysisChromosome 13Genetic factorsGαi3LociAmphetamine-Induced LocomotionBetter understandingLocomotionRegionAnimal modelsSignificant implicationsLevelsNovelty-induced locomotion
2004
Genomic regions controlling corticosterone levels in rats
Potenza MN, Brodkin ES, Joe B, Luo X, Remmers EF, Wilder RL, Nestler EJ, Gelernter J. Genomic regions controlling corticosterone levels in rats. Biological Psychiatry 2004, 55: 634-641. PMID: 15013833, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic regionsQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisGenome-wide levelSpecific genomic regionsUnderstanding of susceptibilitySignificant QTLGenomic backgroundChromosome 4Locus analysisF2 progenyGenetic differencesSuggestive significanceDisease susceptibilityQTLFirst identificationCongenic animalsDeoxyribonucleic acidGenetic factorsProgenyIdentificationRegionSusceptibilityLevels