2020
Immature defense mechanisms mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and onset of bipolar disorder
Wang L, Yin Y, Bian Q, Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Chen S, Fan H, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Li CR, Tian B, Tian L, Hong LE, Tan Y. Immature defense mechanisms mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and onset of bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 278: 672-677. PMID: 33125910, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdult Survivors of Child AbuseBipolar DisorderChildChild AbuseDefense MechanismsDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireDiagnosis of BDBipolar disorderBD-IIChildhood traumaTotal scoreImmature defense mechanismsImmature defense stylesImportant risk factorDefense Style QuestionnairePhysical neglectPsychosocial intervention strategiesDefense mechanismsEmotional abuseSevere childhood traumaBD patientsDefense stylesRisk factorsHealthy controlsHealthy volunteersChildhood traumatic experiencesPatientsDSM-IVTraumaTrauma Questionnaire
2004
NOTCH4 gene haplotype is associated with schizophrenia in African Americans
Luo X, Klempan TA, Lappalainen J, Rosenheck RA, Charney DS, Erdos J, van Kammen DP, Kranzler HR, Kennedy JL, Gelernter J. NOTCH4 gene haplotype is associated with schizophrenia in African Americans. Biological Psychiatry 2004, 55: 112-117. PMID: 14732589, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(03)00588-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesBlack or African AmericanChi-Square DistributionCysteineDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleGene FrequencyGenotypeGlycineHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMalePolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor, Notch4Receptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, NotchSchizophreniaThreonineConceptsHealthy control subjectsControl subjectsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsExact testSchizophrenia patientsAfrican AmericansFisher's exact testNOTCH4 locusChi-square testComparison of alleleEuropean-American subjectsPositive linkage disequilibriumAA subjectsPatientsSchizophreniaSpecific markersHaplotype frequenciesT associatesLinkage disequilibriumEA subjectsNOTCH4 geneSubjectsGene haplotypesAmerican subjectsNucleotide polymorphisms