2023
Functional and molecular characterization of suicidality factors using phenotypic and genome-wide data
Quintero Reis A, Newton B, Kessler R, Polimanti R, Wendt F. Functional and molecular characterization of suicidality factors using phenotypic and genome-wide data. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 1064-1071. PMID: 36604601, PMCID: PMC10005939, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01929-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPolygenic scoringSummary association dataGenome-wide dataSNP effect sizesGenomic structural equation modelingGenetic study designsNew traitsAdmixed AmericansEffect size distributionBiological pathwaysAssociation studiesTranscriptomic featuresMolecular characterizationSusceptibility lociGenetic correlationsAssociation dataWide dataTraitsGenetic contributionEuropean ancestryCommon genetic factorsLociPhenotypeGenetic factors
2022
Polygenic scores for empathy associate with posttraumatic stress severity in response to certain traumatic events
Wendt FR, Warrier V, Pathak GA, Koenen KC, Stein MB, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, Gelernter J, Goldfarb EV, Baron-Cohen S, Polimanti R. Polygenic scores for empathy associate with posttraumatic stress severity in response to certain traumatic events. Neurobiology Of Stress 2022, 17: 100439. PMID: 35242894, PMCID: PMC8881478, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2022.100439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderTraumatic eventsPolygenic scoringGreater emotional sensitivityChildhood neglect/abusePTSD symptom severityCertain traumatic eventsSevere PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress severityContext of traumaNeglect/abuseEarly life adversityHigher empathyPTSD symptomsEmotional sensitivityHigh empathizersStress disorderLife eventsEmpathyPotential traumaSymptom severityPolygenic scoresAutismStress severityDepression