2022
Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort
Nagamatsu S, Pietrzak R, Xu K, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Montalvo‐Ortiz J. Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort. Addiction Biology 2022, 28: e13259. PMID: 36577721, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusNicotine dependenceVeteran cohortNon-current smokersSerious public health issueNovel treatment strategiesPublic health issueUS military veteransEpigenome-wide association studiesCurrent smokersTreatment strategiesFagerström TestNicotine addictionSmokingHealth issuesRole of epigeneticsMilitary veteransMethylationEPIC BeadChip arraySmokersContinuous variablesF2RL3 geneCohortBiomarkersBeadChip arrayPrevious findings
2014
Child Abuse, Depression, and Methylation in Genes Involved With Stress, Neural Plasticity, and Brain Circuitry
Weder N, Zhang H, Jensen K, Yang BZ, Simen A, Jackowski A, Lipschitz D, Douglas-Palumberi H, Ge M, Perepletchikova F, O'Loughlin K, Hudziak JJ, Gelernter J, Kaufman J. Child Abuse, Depression, and Methylation in Genes Involved With Stress, Neural Plasticity, and Brain Circuitry. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 417-424.e5. PMID: 24655651, PMCID: PMC4126411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTubulin Polymerization Promoting ProteinCandidate genesEpigenetic changesMethylation sitesGenome-wide methylation studyMultiple methylation sitesK BeadChip arraySaliva-derived DNAEpigenetic mechanismsK BeadChipBeadChip arrayEpigenetic markersStress responseMethylation studiesCpG sitesGenesNeural circuitry developmentMethylationId-3Whole genome testingNeural plasticityGRIN1Genome testingPlasticityGlutamate receptors