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Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of cannabis use disorder yields insight into disease biology and public health implications
Levey D, Galimberti M, Deak J, Wendt F, Bhattacharya A, Koller D, Harrington K, Quaden R, Johnson E, Gupta P, Biradar M, Lam M, Cooke M, Rajagopal V, Empke S, Zhou H, Nunez Y, Kranzler H, Edenberg H, Agrawal A, Smoller J, Lencz T, Hougaard D, Børglum A, Demontis D, Gaziano J, Gandal M, Polimanti R, Stein M, Gelernter J. Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of cannabis use disorder yields insight into disease biology and public health implications. Nature Genetics 2023, 55: 2094-2103. PMID: 37985822, PMCID: PMC10703690, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01563-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphism-based heritabilityMulti-ancestry genome-wide association studyAssociation studiesMillion Veteran ProgramGenome-wide association studiesWide significant lociWide association studySignificant lociReference panelSmall populationDisease biologyAncestryAmerican ancestryHeritabilityVeteran ProgramNumerous medical comorbiditiesLung cancer riskRelationship analysisLociBiologyPublic health implicationsEast AsiansPublic health consequencesMedical comorbiditiesCigarette smokingBi-ancestral depression GWAS in the Million Veteran Program and meta-analysis in >1.2 million individuals highlight new therapeutic directions
Levey DF, Stein MB, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Zhou H, Aslan M, Quaden R, Harrington KM, Nuñez YZ, Overstreet C, Radhakrishnan K, Sanacora G, McIntosh AM, Shi J, Shringarpure SS, Concato J, Polimanti R, Gelernter J. Bi-ancestral depression GWAS in the Million Veteran Program and meta-analysis in >1.2 million individuals highlight new therapeutic directions. Nature Neuroscience 2021, 24: 954-963. PMID: 34045744, PMCID: PMC8404304, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-021-00860-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptome-wide association studyMillion Veteran ProgramTranscriptome-wide association study (TWAS) analysisGenomic risk lociComplex psychiatric traitsGenetic architectureRisk lociGene expressionAssociation studiesLikely pathogenicityPsychiatric traitsVeteran ProgramNew therapeutic directionEuropean ancestryNew insightsAncestryUK BiobankAfrican ancestrySubstantial replicationExpressionLarge independent cohortsGWASTherapeutic directionsGenesLociReproducible Genetic Risk Loci for Anxiety: Results From ∼200,000 Participants in the Million Veteran Program
Levey DF, Gelernter J, Polimanti R, Zhou H, Cheng Z, Aslan M, Quaden R, Concato J, Radhakrishnan K, Bryois J, Sullivan PF, Stein M. Reproducible Genetic Risk Loci for Anxiety: Results From ∼200,000 Participants in the Million Veteran Program. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 177: 223-232. PMID: 31906708, PMCID: PMC7869502, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19030256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel genome-wide significant associationsGene expressionGenome-wide significant signalsGenome-wide significant associationMillion Veteran ProgramWide association studyGenetic risk lociSignificant genetic correlationsGenetic risk mechanismsGenetic architectureGlobal regulatorChromosome 3Risk lociChromosome 6Chromosome 7Association studiesLargest GWASLarge biobanksGlobal regulationGenetic correlationsContinuous traitsVeteran ProgramGWASsLociPrevious GWASsGenome-wide association analyses of post-traumatic stress disorder and its symptom subdomains in the Million Veteran Program
Stein MB, Levey DF, Cheng Z, Wendt FR, Harrington K, Pathak GA, Cho K, Quaden R, Radhakrishnan K, Girgenti MJ, Ho YA, Posner D, Aslan M, Duman RS, Zhao H, Polimanti R, Concato J, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association analyses of post-traumatic stress disorder and its symptom subdomains in the Million Veteran Program. Nature Genetics 2021, 53: 174-184. PMID: 33510476, PMCID: PMC7972521, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-00767-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association analysisAssociation analysisMillion Veteran ProgramGenomic structural equation modelingSignificant lociGenetic varianceGene expressionDrug repositioning candidatesBiological coherenceVeteran ProgramMultiple testing correctionSymptom phenotypeLociRepositioning candidatesAfrican ancestryHeritabilityPhenotypeAncestryExpressionPTSD symptom factorsRegionSubdomainsEnrichment
2024
EXPLORING THE IMMUNOGENETIC BASIS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Braun A, Maihofer A, Katrinli S, Panagiotaropoulou G, Levey D, Ripke S, Gelernter J, Nievergelt C, Group P. EXPLORING THE IMMUNOGENETIC BASIS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 4-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesAssociation analysisPost-traumatic stress disorderMajor histocompatibility complexHuman leukocyte antigen imputationComplex linkage disequilibrium structureGenomes reference panelLinkage disequilibrium structureMajor histocompatibility complex class III regionRisk-conferring allelesClass III regionPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumHuman leukocyte antigen allelesMillion Veteran ProgramDisequilibrium structureLatin American ancestryRisk lociRisk-conferring variantsCross-ancestryAssociation studiesPopulation stratificationReference panelGenetic variantsSusceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorderAmerican ancestryDiversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program
Verma A, Huffman J, Rodriguez A, Conery M, Liu M, Ho Y, Kim Y, Heise D, Guare L, Panickan V, Garcon H, Linares F, Costa L, Goethert I, Tipton R, Honerlaw J, Davies L, Whitbourne S, Cohen J, Posner D, Sangar R, Murray M, Wang X, Dochtermann D, Devineni P, Shi Y, Nandi T, Assimes T, Brunette C, Carroll R, Clifford R, Duvall S, Gelernter J, Hung A, Iyengar S, Joseph J, Kember R, Kranzler H, Kripke C, Levey D, Luoh S, Merritt V, Overstreet C, Deak J, Grant S, Polimanti R, Roussos P, Shakt G, Sun Y, Tsao N, Venkatesh S, Voloudakis G, Justice A, Begoli E, Ramoni R, Tourassi G, Pyarajan S, Tsao P, O'Donnell C, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Casas J, Bick A, Zhou W, Cai T, Voight B, Cho K, Gaziano J, Madduri R, Damrauer S, Liao K. Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program. Science 2024, 385: eadj1182. PMID: 39024449, DOI: 10.1126/science.adj1182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMillion Veteran ProgramNon-European populationsVeteran ProgramGenetic architectureAtlas of genetic associationsVeterans Affairs Million Veteran ProgramVA Million Veteran ProgramGenomic risk lociGenome-wide associationHuman genetic studiesHealth disparitiesUnited States veteransCausal variantsRisk lociGenetic insightsGenetic studiesGenetic associationGenetic causeStates veteransDiverse populationsDisease factorsLack of inclusionLongitudinal studyParticipantsTraitsGenome-wide association study of the common retinal disorder epiretinal membrane: Significant risk loci in each of three American populations
Gelernter J, Levey D, Galimberti M, Harrington K, Zhou H, Adhikari K, Gupta P, Program V, Gaziano J, Eliott D, Stein M. Genome-wide association study of the common retinal disorder epiretinal membrane: Significant risk loci in each of three American populations. Cell Genomics 2024, 4: 100582. PMID: 38870908, PMCID: PMC11228954, DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesMillion Veteran ProgramRisk lociAssociation studiesTrans-ancestry meta-analysisSignificant risk lociPathway enrichment analysisEpiretinal membraneTrans-ancestryGenome-wideMultiple traitsGenetic associationEnrichment analysisGene expressionEuropean AmericansLoss of visual acuityVeteran ProgramGenetic correlationsLociBiological mechanismsAmerican populationVisual acuityRetinal conditionsControl individualsRetinal surfacePleiotropy and genetically inferred causality linking multisite chronic pain to substance use disorders
Koller D, Friligkou E, Stiltner B, Pathak G, Løkhammer S, Levey D, Zhou H, Hatoum A, Deak J, Kember R, Treur J, Kranzler H, Johnson E, Stein M, Gelernter J, Polimanti R. Pleiotropy and genetically inferred causality linking multisite chronic pain to substance use disorders. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 2021-2030. PMID: 38355787, PMCID: PMC11324857, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02446-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultisite chronic painSubstance use disordersChronic painUK BiobankUse disorderMillion Veteran ProgramSNP-based heritabilityGenome-wide association statisticsMR analysisPotential causal relationshipVeteran ProgramPleiotropy analysisTobacco usePleiotropic variantsOpioid use disorderAssociation statisticsCannabis use disorderAlcohol use disorderMeta-analysesBrain-wide analysisImaging phenotypesBi-directional relationshipPainPleiotropyBiobank
2023
Genome-wide association studies and cross-population meta-analyses investigating short and long sleep duration
Austin-Zimmerman I, Levey D, Giannakopoulou O, Deak J, Galimberti M, Adhikari K, Zhou H, Denaxas S, Irizar H, Kuchenbaecker K, McQuillin A, Concato J, Buysse D, Gaziano J, Gottlieb D, Polimanti R, Stein M, Bramon E, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association studies and cross-population meta-analyses investigating short and long sleep duration. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 6059. PMID: 37770476, PMCID: PMC10539313, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41249-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociation studiesGenome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsWide association studyLinkage disequilibrium scorePositive genetic correlationSleep traitsIndependent lociMillion Veteran ProgramTraitsAncestryUK BiobankVeteran ProgramMendelian randomisationLociHeritabilitySNPsPhenotypeEast AsiansSimilar patternCardiometabolic phenotypesEpidemiologic and Genetic Associations of Endometriosis With Depression, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders
Koller D, Pathak G, Wendt F, Tylee D, Levey D, Overstreet C, Gelernter J, Taylor H, Polimanti R. Epidemiologic and Genetic Associations of Endometriosis With Depression, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2251214. PMID: 36652249, PMCID: PMC9856929, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.51214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric comorbidityMAIN OUTCOMEMental healthIrritable bowel syndromeBody mass indexAssociation of endometriosisOdds of depressionSevere physical symptomsPain-related phenotypesWomen's mental healthMultivariate regression analysisOdds of endometriosisBowel syndromeGenetic associationMass indexGynecologic pathologyMillion Veteran ProgramEndometriosisPsychiatric disordersWomen's healthFemale controlsPleiotropic mechanismsPhysical symptomsComorbiditiesFinnGen study
2022
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 disorderGenome-wide association study in individuals of European and African ancestry and multi-trait analysis of opioid use disorder identifies 19 independent genome-wide significant risk loci
Deak JD, Zhou H, Galimberti M, Levey DF, Wendt FR, Sanchez-Roige S, Hatoum AS, Johnson EC, Nunez YZ, Demontis D, Børglum AD, Rajagopal VM, Jennings MV, Kember RL, Justice AC, Edenberg HJ, Agrawal A, Polimanti R, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association study in individuals of European and African ancestry and multi-trait analysis of opioid use disorder identifies 19 independent genome-wide significant risk loci. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 3970-3979. PMID: 35879402, PMCID: PMC9718667, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01709-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significant risk lociAssociation studiesVariant associationsLarge-scale genome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsSignificant risk lociPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumMulti-trait analysisPolygenic risk score analysisSingle-variant associationsGWS lociGenetic architectureIndividuals of EuropeanGWS associationsRisk lociGene regionGenomics ConsortiumMillion Veteran ProgramSusceptibility lociAfrican ancestryLociRisk score analysisGenetic informativenessSNPs oneGenetically 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
Dissecting the Shared Genetic Architecture of Suicide Attempt, Psychiatric Disorders, and Known Risk Factors
Mullins N, Kang J, Campos AI, Coleman JRI, Edwards AC, Galfalvy H, Levey DF, Lori A, Shabalin A, Starnawska A, Su MH, Watson HJ, Adams M, Awasthi S, Gandal M, Hafferty JD, Hishimoto A, Kim M, Okazaki S, Otsuka I, Ripke S, Ware EB, Bergen AW, Berrettini WH, Bohus M, Brandt H, Chang X, Chen WJ, Chen HC, Crawford S, Crow S, DiBlasi E, Duriez P, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter MM, Gallinger S, Glatt SJ, Gorwood P, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Halmi KA, Hwu HG, Jain S, Jamain S, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Kaplan AS, Kaye WH, Keel PK, Kennedy JL, Klump KL, Li D, Liao SC, Lieb K, Lilenfeld L, Liu CM, Magistretti PJ, Marshall CR, Mitchell JE, Monson ET, Myers RM, Pinto D, Powers A, Ramoz N, Roepke S, Rozanov V, Scherer SW, Schmahl C, Sokolowski M, Strober M, Thornton LM, Treasure J, Tsuang MT, Witt SH, Woodside DB, Yilmaz Z, Zillich L, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Air TM, Alda M, Alfredsson L, Andreassen OA, Anjorin A, Appadurai V, Artigas M, Van der Auwera S, Azevedo MH, Bass N, Bau CHD, Baune BT, Bellivier F, Berger K, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli TB, Binder EB, Boehnke M, Boks MP, Bosch R, Braff DL, Bryant R, Budde M, Byrne EM, Cahn W, Casas M, Castelao E, Cervilla JA, Chaumette B, Cichon S, Corvin A, Craddock N, Craig D, Degenhardt F, Djurovic S, Edenberg HJ, Fanous AH, Foo JC, Forstner AJ, Frye M, Fullerton JM, Gatt JM, Gejman PV, Giegling I, Grabe HJ, Green MJ, Grevet EH, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Gutierrez B, Guzman-Parra J, Hamilton SP, Hamshere ML, Hartmann A, Hauser J, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Hoffmann P, Ising M, Jones I, Jones LA, Jonsson L, Kahn RS, Kelsoe JR, Kendler KS, Kloiber S, Koenen KC, Kogevinas M, Konte B, Krebs MO, Landén M, Lawrence J, Leboyer M, Lee PH, Levinson DF, Liao C, Lissowska J, Lucae S, Mayoral F, McElroy SL, McGrath P, McGuffin P, McQuillin A, Medland SE, Mehta D, Melle I, Milaneschi Y, Mitchell PB, Molina E, Morken G, Mortensen PB, Müller-Myhsok B, Nievergelt C, Nimgaonkar V, Nöthen MM, O’Donovan M, Ophoff RA, Owen MJ, Pato C, Pato MT, Penninx BWJH, Pimm J, Pistis G, Potash JB, Power RA, Preisig M, Quested D, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Ribasés M, Richarte V, Rietschel M, Rivera M, Roberts A, Roberts G, Rouleau GA, Rovaris DL, Rujescu D, Sánchez-Mora C, Sanders AR, Schofield PR, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Serretti A, Shi J, Shyn SI, Sirignano L, Sklar P, Smeland OB, Smoller JW, Sonuga-Barke EJS, Spalletta G, Strauss JS, Świątkowska B, Trzaskowski M, Turecki G, Vilar-Ribó L, Vincent JB, Völzke H, Walters JTR, Weickert C, Weickert TW, Weissman MM, Williams LM, Wray NR, Zai CC, Ashley-Koch AE, Beckham JC, Hauser ER, Hauser MA, Kimbrel NA, Lindquist JH, McMahon B, Oslin DW, Qin X, Agerbo E, Børglum A, Breen G, Erlangsen A, Esko T, Gelernter J, Hougaard D, Kessler R, Kranzler H, Li Y, Martin N, McIntosh A, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Olsen C, Porteous D, Ursano R, Wasserman D, Werge T, Whiteman D, Bulik C, Coon H, Demontis D, Docherty A, Kuo P, Lewis G, Mann J, Rentería M, Smith D, Stahl E, Stein D, Streit F, Willour V, Ruderfer D, Wray N, Ripke S, Mattheisen M, Trzaskowski M, Byrne E, Abdellaoui A, Adams M, Agerbo E, Air T, Andlauer T, Bacanu S, Bækvad-Hansen M, Beekman A, Bigdeli T, Binder E, Bryois J, Buttenschøn H, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Cai N, Castelao E, Christensen J, Clarke T, Coleman J, Colodro-Conde L, Couvy-Duchesne B, Craddock N, Crawford G, Davies G, Degenhardt F, Derks E, Direk N, Dolan C, Dunn E, Eley T, Escott-Price V, Kiadeh F, Finucane H, Foo J, Forstner A, Frank J, Gaspar H, Gill M, Goes F, Gordon S, Weinsheimer S, Wellmann J, Willemsen G, Witt S, Wu Y, Xi H, Yang J, Zhang F, Arolt V, Baune B, Berger K, Boomsma D, Cichon S, Dannlowski U, de Geus E, Depaulo J, Domenici E, Domschke K, Esko T, Grabe H, Hamilton S, Grove J, Hall L, Hansen C, Hansen T, Herms S, Hickie I, Hoffmann P, Homuth G, Horn C, Hottenga J, Hougaard D, Howard D, Ising M, Jansen R, Jones I, Jones L, Jorgenson E, Knowles J, Kohane I, Kraft J, Kretzschmar W, Kutalik Z, Li Q, Lind P, MacIntyre D, MacKinnon D, Maier R, Maier W, Marchini J, Mbarek H, McGrath P, McGuffin P, Medland S, Mehta D, Middeldorp C, Mihailov E, Milaneschi Y, Milani L, Mondimore F, Montgomery G, Mostafavi S, Mullins N, Nauck M, Ng B, Nivard M, Nyholt D, O’Reilly P, Oskarsson H, Hayward C, Heath A, Kendler K, Kloiber S, Lewis C, Li D, Lucae S, Madden P, Magnusson P, Martin N, McIntosh A, Metspalu A, Mors O, Mortensen P, Müller-Myhsok B, Nordentoft M, Nöthen M, O’Donovan M, Paciga S, Pedersen N, Owen M, Painter J, Pedersen C, Pedersen M, Peterson R, Peyrot W, Pistis G, Posthuma D, Quiroz J, Qvist P, Rice J, Riley B, Rivera M, Mirza S, Schoevers R, Schulte E, Shen L, Shi J, Shyn S, Sigurdsson E, Sinnamon G, Smit J, Smith D, Stefansson H, Steinberg S, Streit F, Strohmaier J, Tansey K, Teismann H, Teumer A, Thompson W, Thomson P, Thorgeirsson T, Traylor M, Treutlein J, Trubetskoy V, Uitterlinden A, Umbricht D, Van der Auwera S, van Hemert A, Viktorin A, Visscher P, Wang Y, Webb B, Penninx B, Perlis R, Porteous D, Potash J, Preisig M, Rietschel M, Schaefer C, Schulze T, Smoller J, Stefansson K, Tiemeier H, Uher R, Völzke H, Weissman M, Werge T, Lewis C, Levinson D, Breen G, Børglum A, Sullivan P, Mullins N, Forstner A, O’Connell K, Coombes B, Coleman J, Qiao Z, Als T, Bigdeli T, Børte S, Bryois J, Charney A, Drange O, Gandal M, Hagenaars S, Ikeda M, Kamitaki N, Kim M, Krebs K, Panagiotaropoulou G, Schilder B, Sloofman L, Steinberg S, Trubetskoy V, Winsvold B, Won H, Abramova L, Adorjan K, Agerbo E, Al Eissa M, Albani D, Alliey-Rodriguez N, Anjorin A, Antilla V, Antoniou A, Awasthi S, Baek J, Bækvad-Hansen M, Bass N, Bauer M, Beins E, Bergen S, Birner A, Pedersen C, Bøen E, Boks M, Bosch R, Brum M, Brumpton B, Brunkhorst-Kanaan N, Budde M, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Byerley W, Cairns M, Casas M, Cervantes P, Clarke T, Cruceanu C, Cuellar-Barboza A, Cunningham J, Curtis D, Czerski P, Dale A, Dalkner N, David F, Degenhardt F, Djurovic S, Dobbyn A, Douzenis A, Elvsåshagen T, Escott-Price V, Ferrier I, Fiorentino A, Foroud T, Forty L, Frank J, Frei O, Freimer N, Frisén L, Gade K, Garnham J, Gelernter J, Pedersen M, Gizer I, Gordon S, Gordon-Smith K, Greenwood T, Grove J, Guzman-Parra J, Ha K, Haraldsson M, Hautzinger M, Heilbronner U, Hellgren D, Herms S, Hoffmann P, Holmans P, Huckins L, Jamain S, Johnson J, Kalman J, Kamatani Y, Kennedy J, Kittel-Schneider S, Knowles J, Kogevinas M, Koromina M, Kranz T, Kranzler H, Kubo M, Kupka R, Kushner S, Lavebratt C, Lawrence J, Leber M, Lee H, Lee P, Levy S, Lewis C, Liao C, Lucae S, Lundberg M, MacIntyre D, Magnusson S, Maier W, Maihofer A, Malaspina D, Maratou E, Martinsson L, Mattheisen M, McGregor N, McGuffin P, McKay J, Medeiros H, Medland S, Millischer V, Montgomery G, Moran J, Morris D, Mühleisen T, O’Brien N, O’Donovan C, Loohuis L, Oruc L, Papiol S, Pardiñas A, Perry A, Pfennig A, Porichi E, Potash J, Quested D, Raj T, Rapaport M, DePaulo J, Regeer E, Rice J, Rivas F, Rivera M, Roth J, Roussos P, Ruderfer D, Sánchez-Mora C, Schulte E, Senner F, Sharp S, Shilling P, Sigurdsson E, Sirignano L, Slaney C, Smeland O, Smith D, Sobell J, Hansen C, Artigas M, Spijker A, Stein M, Strauss J, Świątkowska B, Terao C, Thorgeirsson T, Toma C, Tooney P, Tsermpini E, Vawter P, Vedder H, Walters J, Witt S, Xi S, Xu W, Yang J, Young A, Young H, Zandi P, Zhou H, Zillich L, Psychiatry H, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Alda M, Alfredsson L, Babadjanova G, Backlund L, Baune B, Bellivier F, Bengesser S, Berrettini W, Blackwood D, Boehnke M, Børglum A, Breen G, Carr V, Catts S, Corvin A, Craddock N, Dannlowski U, Dikeos D, Esko T, Etain B, Ferentinos P, Frye M, Fullerton J, Gawlik M, Gershon E, Goes F, Green M, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Hauser J, Henskens F, Hillert J, Hong K, Hougaard D, Hultman C, Hveem K, Iwata N, Jablensky A, Jones I, Jones L, Kahn R, Kelsoe J, Kirov G, Landén M, Leboyer M, Lewis C, Li Q, Lissowska J, Lochner C, Loughland C, Martin N, Mathews C, Mayoral F, McElroy S, McIntosh A, McMahon F, Melle I, Michie P, Milani L, Mitchell P, Morken G, Mors O, Mortensen P, Mowry B, Müller-Myhsok B, 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Genome-wide association study of post-traumatic stress disorder reexperiencing symptoms in >165,000 US veterans
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