2020
Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals
Xu K, Li B, McGinnis KA, Vickers-Smith R, Dao C, Sun N, Kember RL, Zhou H, Becker WC, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Zhao H, Justice AC. Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 5302. PMID: 33082346, PMCID: PMC7598939, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18489-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesLarge genome-wide association studiesMillion Veteran ProgramAssociation studiesExpression quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociChromatin interactionsComplex traitsFunctional annotationTrait lociSequencing ConsortiumDozen genesSignificant lociSmoking phenotypesLociMultiple populationsNew insightsPhenotypeVeteran ProgramGenetic vulnerabilityGenesTraitsAnnotationEuropean AmericansConsortium
2014
Genetics of Complex Traits in Psychiatry
Gelernter J. Genetics of Complex Traits in Psychiatry. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 77: 36-42. PMID: 25444161, PMCID: PMC4282183, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex traitsNext-generation high-throughput sequencingGenome-wide association studiesHigh-throughput sequencingSingle nucleotide polymorphismsEpigenetic effectsRisk allelesAssociation studiesExpression dataMultiple risk allelesPsychiatric geneticsPsychiatric traitsNumber variantsNucleotide polymorphismsTraitsGeneticsNew mutationsTrait riskAllelesEpistasisMinor effectMethylationKind of variationVariantsSequencingThe effects of a MAP2K5 microRNA target site SNP on risk for anxiety and depressive disorders
Jensen KP, Kranzler HR, Stein MB, Gelernter J. The effects of a MAP2K5 microRNA target site SNP on risk for anxiety and depressive disorders. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2014, 165: 175-183. PMID: 24436253, PMCID: PMC4174417, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene-trait relationshipsGWAS-identified variantsRegulation of mRNAGWAS signalsComplex traitsTrait associationsTarget genesStudy signalsSNP associationsRisk genesFunctional variantsSNPsGenesAnxiety-related traitsGene SNPsTraitsMRNAMAP2K5MicroRNAsMajor psychiatric disordersVariantsSite informationMitogenRegulationPathway
2013
The Role and Challenges of Exome Sequencing in Studies of Human Diseases
Wang Z, Liu X, Yang BZ, Gelernter J. The Role and Challenges of Exome Sequencing in Studies of Human Diseases. Frontiers In Genetics 2013, 4: 160. PMID: 24032039, PMCID: PMC3752524, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman diseasesSequencing dataExome sequencingGenetic studiesProtein-coding portionNext-generation sequencing technologiesLow-frequency variantsComplex traitsExome sequencing dataHuman genomeSequencing technologiesExonic regionsTarget enrichmentFrequency variantsMendelian disordersSequencingTargeted sequencingVariant callsTarget regionRare variantsGenotype concordanceVariantsGenomeRecent advancesOverall consistency rate
2009
Genetics of alcohol dependence
Gelernter J, Kranzler HR. Genetics of alcohol dependence. Human Genetics 2009, 126: 91-99. PMID: 19533172, PMCID: PMC3773848, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0701-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
The Structure of Linkage Disequilibrium at the DBH Locus Strongly Influences the Magnitude of Association between Diallelic Markers and Plasma Dopamine β-Hydroxylase Activity
Zabetian CP, Buxbaum SG, Elston RC, Köhnke MD, Anderson GM, Gelernter J, Cubells JF. The Structure of Linkage Disequilibrium at the DBH Locus Strongly Influences the Magnitude of Association between Diallelic Markers and Plasma Dopamine β-Hydroxylase Activity. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2003, 72: 1389-1400. PMID: 12730829, PMCID: PMC1180300, DOI: 10.1086/375499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociHuman genomeDBH locusLow haplotype diversityTotal phenotypic varianceLarge-scale association studiesLinkage disequilibrium mappingDiallelic markersPutative functional polymorphismsComplex traitsHaplotype diversityGenomewide scaleObserved chromosomesHaplotype mapPhenotypic varianceGenomewide basisDegree of LDAssociation studiesDisequilibrium mappingUpstream regionHaplotype blocksLinkage disequilibriumLociDistinct populationsGenome
2001
Linkage genome scan for loci predisposing to panic disorder or agoraphobia
Gelernter J, Bonvicini K, Page G, Woods S, Goddard A, Kruger S, Pauls D, Goodson S. Linkage genome scan for loci predisposing to panic disorder or agoraphobia. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 2001, 105: 548-557. PMID: 11496373, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgoraphobiaChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4Family HealthFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome, HumanHumansLod ScoreMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsPanic DisorderPedigreeConceptsLinkage genome scanGenome scanChromosome 3LOD scoreSuggestive linkagePrevious genome scanComplex traitsGenomic regionsHeritable anxiety disordersGenetic lociMultipoint LOD scoreCandidate genesRisk lociChromosome 1Chromosome 11pSusceptibility lociLociStatistical supportLinkage resultsNPL analysisPotential lociNPL scoreAmerican pedigreesSingle familyPotential linkage