2020
Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein (TPPP) gene methylation and corpus callosum measures in maltreated children
de Araújo CM, Hudziak J, Crocetti D, Wymbs NF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Orr C, Albaugh MD, Althoff RR, O'Loughlin K, Holbrook H, Garavan H, Yang BZ, Mostofsky S, Jackowski A, Lee RS, Gelernter J, Kaufman J. Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein (TPPP) gene methylation and corpus callosum measures in maltreated children. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2020, 298: 111058. PMID: 32120304, PMCID: PMC11079625, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-related psychiatric disordersCorpus callosum measuresFractional anisotropyPsychiatric disordersTrauma experiencesWhite matter tractsChild trauma experiencesBrain changesLarger studyRelevant covariatesAtlas-based approachSplenium fractional anisotropyDNA specimensMultiple comparisonsGene methylationDisordersChildrenCurrent study
2004
Social supports and serotonin transporter gene moderate depression in maltreated children
Kaufman J, Yang BZ, Douglas-Palumberi H, Houshyar S, Lipschitz D, Krystal JH, Gelernter J. Social supports and serotonin transporter gene moderate depression in maltreated children. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 17316-17321. PMID: 15563601, PMCID: PMC534414, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404376101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportDevelopment of depressionGene promoter polymorphismTransporter gene promoter polymorphismSerotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphismHigher depression ratingsDepression ratingsClinical dataModerate depressionPsychiatric disordersDepression scoresPromoter polymorphismNegative sequelaeModerate riskDepressionEarly stressChildrenS genotypeHistory of maltreatmentRiskShort allele