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Understanding the comorbidity between posttraumatic stress severity and coronary artery disease using genome-wide information and electronic health records
Polimanti R, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Tylee DS, Tcheandjieu C, Hilliard AT, Levey DF, Adhikari K, Gaziano JM, O’Donnell C, Assimes TL, Stein MB, Gelernter J. Understanding the comorbidity between posttraumatic stress severity and coronary artery disease using genome-wide information and electronic health records. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 3961-3969. PMID: 35986173, PMCID: PMC10986859, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01735-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseasePosttraumatic stress disorderElectronic health recordsMillion Veteran ProgramArtery diseaseTotal scoreCAD diagnosisPlatelet amyloid precursor proteinHealth recordsPosttraumatic stress severityAmyloid precursor proteinEarly CAD diagnosisUK BiobankBidirectional relationshipTwo-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysisMendelian randomization analysisCAD riskHigh morbidityPTSD symptom severityCARDIoGRAMplusC4D consortiumPleiotropic mechanismsSymptom severityLongitudinal changesDiscordant effectsStress disorder
2017
S100A10 identified in a genome-wide gene × cannabis dependence interaction analysis of risky sexual behaviours
Polimanti R, Meda SA, Pearlson GD, Zhao H, Sherva R, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. S100A10 identified in a genome-wide gene × cannabis dependence interaction analysis of risky sexual behaviours. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2017, 42: 252-261. PMID: 28418321, PMCID: PMC5487272, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.160189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky sexual behaviorCAD diagnosisLow-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) analysisMultiple sexual partnersLeft paracentral lobuleSexual behaviorAfrican American cohortSemi-Structured AssessmentALFF analysisSexual functionAfrican American participantsCalcium-binding proteinsParacentral lobuleIndependent cohortRight pallidumCalcium homeostasisUnprotected sexCannabis dependenceDrug dependenceSignificant associationBrain regionsSexual partnersFrequency fluctuation analysisPrevious genome-wide association studyCohort