2021
Polygenic risk for major depression is associated with lifetime suicide attempt in US soldiers independent of personal and parental history of major depression
Stein MB, Jain S, Campbell‐Sills L, Ware EB, Choi KW, He F, Ge T, Gelernter J, Smoller JW, Kessler RC, Ursano RJ. Polygenic risk for major depression is associated with lifetime suicide attempt in US soldiers independent of personal and parental history of major depression. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2021, 186: 469-475. PMID: 34288400, PMCID: PMC8692314, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderLifetime suicide attemptsParental historySuicide attemptsMajor depressionMDD-PRSMultivariable modelLifetime historyMajor public health problemIncident suicide attemptsPolygenic riskPublic health problemUS Army soldiersRisk stratificationDepressive disorderPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreSecond cohortHealth problemsCommon genetic variantsFirst cohortPersonal historyCohortGenetic variantsArmy soldiers
2017
Trauma exposure interacts with the genetic risk of bipolar disorder in alcohol misuse of US soldiers
Polimanti R, Kaufman J, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC, Stein MB, Gelernter J. Trauma exposure interacts with the genetic risk of bipolar disorder in alcohol misuse of US soldiers. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2017, 137: 148-156. PMID: 29230810, PMCID: PMC6110087, DOI: 10.1111/acps.12843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBD polygenic risk scorePolygenic risk scoresAlcohol misuseBipolar disorderTrauma exposurePsychiatric disordersGenetic riskMajor depressive disorderNicotine dependence symptomsSubstance use disordersSchizophrenia polygenic risk scoresVoltage-gated calcium channel activityCalcium channel activityUS Army soldiersBeta2-adrenergic receptorDepressive disorderRisk scoreUse disordersAdrenergic receptorsMental disordersSubstance abuseDisordersDependence symptomsChannel activityExposure
2016
Genome-wide Association Studies of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in 2 Cohorts of US Army Soldiers
Stein MB, Chen CY, Ursano RJ, Cai T, Gelernter J, Heeringa SG, Jain S, Jensen KP, Maihofer AX, Mitchell C, Nievergelt CM, Nock MK, Neale BM, Polimanti R, Ripke S, Sun X, Thomas ML, Wang Q, Ware EB, Borja S, Kessler RC, Smoller JW. Genome-wide Association Studies of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in 2 Cohorts of US Army Soldiers. JAMA Psychiatry 2016, 73: 695-704. PMID: 27167565, PMCID: PMC4936936, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCarrier ProteinsCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, Pair 19Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5Cohort StudiesFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMilitary PersonnelPolymorphism, Single NucleotideStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma-exposed controlsNew Soldier StudyRheumatoid arthritisStress disorderLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderSerious public health concernUnique participantsImmune-related disordersCumulative trauma exposureGenetic risk factorsPublic health concernLogistic regression modelsUS Army soldiersGenome-wide association studiesInflammatory disordersLifetime riskRisk factorsMAIN OUTCOMEPrimary analysisPost Deployment StudyAssociation studiesControl individualsMental disordersSignificant association