2023
Multi-ancestry study of the genetics of problematic alcohol use in over 1 million individuals
Zhou H, Kember R, Deak J, Xu H, Toikumo S, Yuan K, Lind P, Farajzadeh L, Wang L, Hatoum A, Johnson J, Lee H, Mallard T, Xu J, Johnston K, Johnson E, Nielsen T, Galimberti M, Dao C, Levey D, Overstreet C, Byrne E, Gillespie N, Gordon S, Hickie I, Whitfield J, Xu K, Zhao H, Huckins L, Davis L, Sanchez-Roige S, Madden P, Heath A, Medland S, Martin N, Ge T, Smoller J, Hougaard D, Børglum A, Demontis D, Krystal J, Gaziano J, Edenberg H, Agrawal A, Justice A, Stein M, Kranzler H, Gelernter J. Multi-ancestry study of the genetics of problematic alcohol use in over 1 million individuals. Nature Medicine 2023, 29: 3184-3192. PMID: 38062264, PMCID: PMC10719093, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02653-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Sex-Specific Genetic and Transcriptomic Liability to Neuroticism
Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Singh K, Stein MB, Koenen KC, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Davis LK, Polimanti R. Sex-Specific Genetic and Transcriptomic Liability to Neuroticism. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 93: 243-252. PMID: 36244801, PMCID: PMC10508260, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesTranscriptomic profilesAssociation studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphism heritabilityGene expression variationGenome-wide significanceSex-specific geneticChromosomal variationTranscriptomic changesRisk lociExpression variationBiological processesMolecular pathwaysLociPolygenic associationSex-specific effectsGenetic correlatesPolygenic scoresUK BiobankGenetic riskNCOA6GeneticsHeritabilityPathwayFemalesGenetically regulated multi-omics study for symptom clusters of posttraumatic stress disorder highlights pleiotropy with hematologic and cardio-metabolic traits
Pathak GA, Singh K, Wendt FR, Fleming TW, Overstreet C, Koller D, Tylee DS, De Angelis F, Cabrera Mendoza B, Levey DF, Koenen KC, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, O’ Donell C, Gaziano JM, Falcone G, Stein MB, Gelernter J, Pasaniuc B, Mancuso N, Davis LK, Polimanti R. Genetically regulated multi-omics study for symptom clusters of posttraumatic stress disorder highlights pleiotropy with hematologic and cardio-metabolic traits. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 1394-1404. PMID: 35241783, PMCID: PMC9210390, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01488-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal genetic correlationsCell type-specific expressionVanderbilt University biorepositoryMulti-omics studiesMulti-omics investigationsDorsolateral prefrontal cortex tissueGenomic evidenceLaboratory traitsSpecific expressionCardio-metabolic traitsMillion Veteran ProgramPrefrontal cortex tissueMiR-148GenesGenetic correlationsRegulatory profileTraitsProtein expressionCardiometabolic traitsExpressionVeteran ProgramCortex tissueBiological heterogeneitySplicingPrioritization approach
2021
Mapping data‐driven individualized neurobehavioral phenotypes in heavy alcohol drinkers
DeMartini KS, Gueorguieva R, Pearlson G, Krishnan‐Sarin S, Anticevic A, Ji LJ, Krystal JH, O’Malley S. Mapping data‐driven individualized neurobehavioral phenotypes in heavy alcohol drinkers. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 841-853. PMID: 33605439, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfirmatory factor analysisIncentive salienceNeurofunctional domainsAlcohol use disorderExecutive functionLatent factorsPhysical neglectSelf-report measuresChildhood emotional abuseUse disordersChildhood physical neglectEarly life stressSignificant predictorsMultiple significant predictorsMultiple causes modelCurrent AUDNegative emotionalityAddiction developmentEmotional abuseChildhood neglectFactor structureDrinking frequencySalienceCause modelFactor analysis
2016
Genome-wide significant loci for addiction and anxiety
Hodgson K, Almasy L, Knowles EE, Kent JW, Curran JE, Dyer TD, Göring HH, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Pearlson GD, Krystal JH, Duggirala R, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Genome-wide significant loci for addiction and anxiety. European Psychiatry 2016, 36: 47-54. PMID: 27318301, PMCID: PMC5483998, DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage scanLinkage signalGenome-wide significant lociSignificant quantitative trait lociGenome-wide linkage scanBivariate linkage scanSignificant positive genetic correlationQuantitative trait lociGene of interestBivariate linkage analysisPositive genetic correlationAddiction phenotypeGenomic lociGenetic architectureTrait lociPleiotropic signalsSignificant lociChromosomal regionsAddiction geneticsGenetic underpinningsLinkage analysisPrevious GWASGenetic correlationsNovel regionRole of genetics
2015
Amygdala-Hippocampal Volume and the Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
Pietrzak RH, Averill LA, Abdallah CG, Neumeister A, Krystal JH, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. Amygdala-Hippocampal Volume and the Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2015, 72: 396-398. PMID: 25692480, PMCID: PMC5134909, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2470.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
NMDA Receptor Antagonism and the Ethanol Intoxication Signal
KRYSTAL JH, PETRAKIS IL, KRUPITSKY E, SCHÜTZ C, TREVISAN L, D'SOUZA DC. NMDA Receptor Antagonism and the Ethanol Intoxication Signal. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2003, 1003: 176-184. PMID: 14684445, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1300.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research