Featured Publications
Gene discovery and biological insights into anxiety disorders from a large-scale multi-ancestry genome-wide association study
Friligkou E, Løkhammer S, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Shen J, He J, Deiana G, Zanoaga M, Asgel Z, Pilcher A, Di Lascio L, Makharashvili A, Koller D, Tylee D, Pathak G, Polimanti R. Gene discovery and biological insights into anxiety disorders from a large-scale multi-ancestry genome-wide association study. Nature Genetics 2024, 56: 2036-2045. PMID: 39294497, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01908-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesAnxiety disordersAssociation studiesMulti-ancestry genome-wide association studyPathogenesis of anxiety disordersHeritability of anxietyLocal genetic correlationProteome-wide analysisIndividuals of European descentAssociated with anxietyMulti-omics informationWidespread pleiotropyTranscriptome-widePolygenic risk scoresBipolar disorderAncestry-specificGene discoveryContinental groupsLimbic systemEast Asian groupsBiological insightsAnxietyEntorhinal cortexPhysical health domainBrain-specific
2024
Integrating genome-wide information and wearable device data to explore the link of anxiety and antidepressants with pulse rate variability
Friligkou E, Koller D, Pathak G, Miller E, Lampert R, Stein M, Polimanti R. Integrating genome-wide information and wearable device data to explore the link of anxiety and antidepressants with pulse rate variability. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39558002, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02836-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic risk scoresMendelian randomizationReuptake inhibitorsOne-sample Mendelian randomizationElectronic health record dataOne-sample MRHealth record dataMillion Veteran ProgramPotential causal effectSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsGenome-wide association studiesEffects of anxietyImpact of anxietyWearable device dataUK BiobankVeteran ProgramAntidepressant prescriptionsAnxiety disordersAntidepressant medicationAntidepressant useAntidepressant exposureTricyclic antidepressantsPRS-CSRecord dataUnraveling COVID-19 relationship with anxiety disorders and symptoms using genome-wide data
Asgel Z, Kouakou M, Koller D, Pathak G, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Polimanti R. Unraveling COVID-19 relationship with anxiety disorders and symptoms using genome-wide data. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 352: 333-341. PMID: 38382819, PMCID: PMC10939738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsAnxiety outcomesPeriods of anxietyCorrelates of anxiety disordersGenome-wide dataLocal genetic correlationLatent causal variable analysesBrain morphologyAnxietyGenetic correlationsCOVID-19 positive statusGenetic causality proportionDisordersPleiotropic mechanismsMillion Veteran ProgramVeteran ProgramSymptomsCOVID-19 hospitalizationCOVID-19 Host Genetics InitiativeComorbidityMultiple lociHost Genetics InitiativeCOVID-19 outcomesPositive status
2023
Brainwide Mendelian Randomization Study of Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
Zanoaga M, Friligkou E, He J, Pathak G, Koller D, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Stein M, Polimanti R. Brainwide Mendelian Randomization Study of Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 95: 810-817. PMID: 37967698, PMCID: PMC10978301, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImaging-derived phenotypesMiddle cingulate gyrusBrain imaging-derived phenotypesCingulate gyrusBrain structuresMultivariable Mendelian randomization analysesRight anterior superior temporal gyrusGray matter volumeMendelian randomizationAnterior superior temporal gyrusUK BiobankMendelian randomization studyFalse discovery rate correctionSuperior temporal gyrusMultivariable Mendelian randomizationMendelian randomization analysisMillion Veteran ProgramLarge cohortMatter volumeRandomization studySymptom-level analysesTemporal gyrusAnxiety disordersRandomization analysisGyrus