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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 directionsGenesLociGenome-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 factorsRegionSubdomainsEnrichmentGenome-wide association study of post-traumatic stress disorder reexperiencing symptoms in >165,000 US veterans
Gelernter J, Sun N, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R, Levey DF, Bryois J, Lu Q, Hu Y, Li B, Radhakrishnan K, Aslan M, Cheung KH, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Harrington K, Chen Q, Cho K, Pyarajan S, Sullivan PF, Quaden R, Shi Y, Hunter-Zinck H, Gaziano JM, Concato J, Zhao H, Stein MB. Genome-wide association study of post-traumatic stress disorder reexperiencing symptoms in >165,000 US veterans. Nature Neuroscience 2019, 22: 1394-1401. PMID: 31358989, PMCID: PMC6953633, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-019-0447-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesHigh linkage disequilibrium regionLinkage disequilibrium regionWide association studyDisequilibrium regionBioinformatics analysisTranscriptomic profilesMillion Veteran ProgramChromosome 17Genetic risk factorsNew insightsUK Biobank dataReexperiencing of traumaStriatal medium spiny neuronsVeteran ProgramSignificant regionsCAMKVEuropean AmericansBiobank dataMedium spiny neuronsTCF4BiologyKANSL1African American cohort
2024
Diversity 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 studyParticipantsTraits
2023
Positive personality traits moderate persistent high alcohol consumption, determined by polygenic risk in U.S. military veterans: results from a 10-year, population-based, observational cohort study
Na P, Zhou H, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Pietrzak R. Positive personality traits moderate persistent high alcohol consumption, determined by polygenic risk in U.S. military veterans: results from a 10-year, population-based, observational cohort study. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 7893-7901. PMID: 37642191, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172300199x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic Underpinnings of the Transition From Alcohol Consumption to Alcohol Use Disorder: Shared and Unique Genetic Architectures in a Cross-Ancestry Sample
Kember R, Vickers-Smith R, Zhou H, Xu H, Jennings M, Dao C, Davis L, Sanchez-Roige S, Justice A, Gelernter J, Vujkovic M, Kranzler H. Genetic Underpinnings of the Transition From Alcohol Consumption to Alcohol Use Disorder: Shared and Unique Genetic Architectures in a Cross-Ancestry Sample. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 180: 584-593. PMID: 37282553, PMCID: PMC10731616, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21090892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModeling the longitudinal changes of ancestry diversity in the Million Veteran Program
Wendt F, Pathak G, Vahey J, Qin X, Koller D, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Haeny A, Harrington K, Rajeevan N, Duong L, Levey D, De Angelis F, De Lillo A, Bigdeli T, Pyarajan S, Gaziano J, Gelernter J, Aslan M, Provenzale D, Helmer D, Hauser E, Polimanti R. Modeling the longitudinal changes of ancestry diversity in the Million Veteran Program. Human Genomics 2023, 17: 46. PMID: 37268996, PMCID: PMC10239111, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00487-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program
Cheng Y, Dao C, Zhou H, Li B, Kember R, Toikumo S, Zhao H, Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Justice A, Xu K. Multi-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 148. PMID: 37147289, PMCID: PMC10162964, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02409-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-trait genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association studiesNovel lociPower of GWASJoint genome-wide association studyGenome-wide significant lociMillion Veteran ProgramGenome-wide associationSubstance use traitsGWAS summary statisticsNovel genetic variantsMulti-trait analysisFunctional annotationUse traitsSignificant lociHeritable traitMultiple lociAssociation studiesColocalization analysisLociPleiotropic effectsMTAgVeteran ProgramGenetic variantsTraitsTrajectories of alcohol consumption in U.S. military veterans: Results from a 10-year population-based longitudinal study
Na P, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Pietrzak R. Trajectories of alcohol consumption in U.S. military veterans: Results from a 10-year population-based longitudinal study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 246: 109833. PMID: 36963160, PMCID: PMC10811960, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismHumansLongitudinal StudiesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsAlcohol consumption groupCurrent mental health treatmentDysphoric arousal symptomsMental health treatmentUS veteransAlcohol consumptionHealth treatmentConsumption groupArousal symptomsYounger agePopulation-based longitudinal studyPublic health problemLongitudinal studyExcessive alcohol consumptionAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. military veteransMedical comorbiditiesChronic courseNational HealthClose monitoringUse disordersHealth problemsVeterans StudyStress disorderIdentification of Novel, Replicable Genetic Risk Loci for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among US Military Veterans
Kimbrel N, Ashley-Koch A, Qin X, Lindquist J, Garrett M, Dennis M, Hair L, Huffman J, Jacobson D, Madduri R, Trafton J, Coon H, Docherty A, Mullins N, Ruderfer D, Harvey P, McMahon B, Oslin D, Beckham J, Hauser E, Hauser M, Agarwal K, Ashley-Koch A, Aslan M, Beckham J, Begoli E, Bhattacharya T, Brown B, Calhoun P, Cheung K, Choudhury S, Cliff A, Cohn J, Crivelli S, Cuellar-Hengartner L, Deangelis H, Dennis M, Dhaubhadel S, Finley P, Ganguly K, Garvin M, Gelernter J, Hair L, Harvey P, Hauser E, Hauser M, Hengartner N, Jacobson D, Jones P, Kainer D, Kaplan A, Katz I, Kember R, Kimbrel N, Kirby A, Ko J, Kolade B, Lagergren J, Lane M, Levey D, Levin D, Lindquist J, Liu X, Madduri R, Manore C, Martins S, McCarthy J, McDevitt-Cashman M, McMahon B, Miller I, Morrow D, Oslin D, Pavicic-Venegas M, Pestian J, Pyarajan S, Qin X, Rajeevan N, Ramsey C, Ribeiro R, Rodriguez A, Romero J, Santel D, Schaefferkoetter N, Shi Y, Stein M, Sullivan K, Sun N, Tamang S, Townsend A, Trafton J, Walker A, Wang X, Wangia-Anderson V, Yang R, Yoon H, Yoo S, Zamora-Resendiz R, Zhao H, Docherty A, Mullins N, Coleman J, Shabalin A, Kang J, Murnyak B, Wendt F, Adams M, Campos A, DiBlasi E, Fullerton J, Kranzler H, Bakian A, Monson E, Rentería M, Andreassen O, Bulik C, Edenberg H, Kessler R, Mann J, Nurnberger J, Pistis G, Streit F, Ursano R, Awasthi S, Bergen A, Berrettini W, Bohus M, Brandt H, Chang X, Chen H, Chen W, Christensen E, Crawford S, Crow S, Duriez P, Edwards A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter M, Galfalvy H, Gallinger S, Gandal M, Gorwood P, Guo Y, Hafferty J, Hakonarson H, Halmi K, Hishimoto A, Jain S, Jamain S, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Kaplan A, Kaye W, Keel P, Kennedy J, Kim M, Klump K, Levey D, Li D, Liao S, Lieb K, Lilenfeld L, Lori A, Magistretti P, Marshall C, Mitchell J, Myers R, Okazaki S, Otsuka I, Pinto D, Powers A, Ramoz N, Ripke S, Roepke S, Rozanov V, Scherer S, Schmahl C, Sokolowski M, Starnawska A, Strober M, Su M, Thornton L, Treasure J, Ware E, Watson H, Witt S, Woodside D, Yilmaz Z, Zillich L, Agerbo E, Børglum A, Breen G, Demontis D, Erlangsen A, Esko T, Gelernter J, Glatt S, Hougaard D, Hwu H, Kuo P, Lewis C, Li Q, Liu C, Martin N, McIntosh A, Medland S, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Nurnberger J, Olsen C, Porteous D, Smith D, Stahl E, Stein M, Wasserman D, Werge T, Whiteman D, Willour V, Coon H, Ruderfer D, Dedert E, Elbogen E, Fairbank J, Hurley R, Kilts J, Martindale S, Marx C, McDonald S, Moore S, Morey R, Naylor J, Rowland J, Shura R, Swinkels C, Tupler L, Van Voorhees E, Yoash-Gantz R, Gaziano J, Muralidhar S, Ramoni R, Chang K, O’Donnell C, Tsao P, Breeling J, Hauser E, Sun Y, Huang G, Casas J, Moser J, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Conner T, Argyres D, Stephens B, Brophy M, Humphries D, Selva L, Do N, Shayan S, Cho K, Churby L, Wilson P, McArdle R, Dellitalia L, Mattocks K, Harley J, Whittle J, Jacono F, Wells J, Gutierrez S, Gibson G, Hammer K, Kaminsky L, Villareal G, Kinlay S, Xu J, Hamner M, Mathew R, Bhushan S, Iruvanti P, Godschalk M, Ballas Z, Ivins D, Mastorides S, Moorman J, Gappy S, Klein J, Ratcliffe N, Florez H, Okusaga O, Murdoch M, Sriram P, Yeh S, Tandon N, Jhala D, Liangpunsakul S, Oursler K, Whooley M, Ahuja S, Constans J, Meyer P, Greco J, Rauchman M, Servatius R, Gaddy M, Wallbom A, Morgan T, Stapley T, Sherman S, Ross G, Strollo P, Boyko E, Meyer L, Gupta S, Huq M, Fayad J, Hung A, Lichy J, Hurley R, Robey B, Striker R. Identification of Novel, Replicable Genetic Risk Loci for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among US Military Veterans. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 135-145. PMID: 36515925, PMCID: PMC9857322, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.3896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular genetic basisRisk lociSingle nucleotide variantsGWS lociGenetic basisGenomic risk lociRisk genesGenome-wide association studiesSignificant enrichmentGene-based analysisGenetic risk lociCandidate risk genesCyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signalingIdentification of novelPolygenic risk score analysisGene clusterFocal adhesionsGenetic substructureUbiquitination processChromosome 2Enrichment analysisAssociation studiesAxon guidanceAfrican ancestryNCAM1-TTC12
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 findingsGenetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden
Nichter B, Koller D, De Angelis F, Wang J, Girgenti M, Na P, Hill M, Norman S, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R. Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 6325-6333. PMID: 36444557, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic risk scoresUS military veteransLifetime suicide attemptsSuicide attemptsTrauma exposureTrauma burdenGenetic liabilityMilitary veteransDrug repurposing analysisPopulation-based sampleCumulative trauma exposureLifetime trauma exposureLow trauma exposureSuicide prediction modelsChronic inflammationInflammatory processNervous system developmentRisk scorePsychiatric characteristicsSuicidal behaviorExposure interactionsLarge genome-wide association studiesHigh levelsVeteransSuicidalityFactor structure of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-17) in 279,897 million veteran program participants
Overstreet C, Levey D, Zhou H, Harrington K, Quaden R, Stein M, Gelernter J, Pietrzak R, Program M. Factor structure of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-17) in 279,897 million veteran program participants. Psychiatry Research 2022, 319: 114994. PMID: 36516638, PMCID: PMC10184787, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-Wide Investigation of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in US Veterans in Relation to Alcohol Consumption Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder
Deak JD, Levey DF, Wendt FR, Zhou H, Galimberti M, Kranzler HR, Gaziano JM, Stein MB, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Deen J, Gaziano J, Beckham J, Chang K, Tsao P, Luoh S, Casas J, Churby L, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Brophy M, Selva L, Shayan S, Cho K, Pyarajan S, DuVall S, Connor T, Argyres D, Aslan M, Stephens B, Concato J, Gelernter J, Gleason T, Huang G, Koenen K, Marx C, Radhakrishnan K, Schork N, Stein M, Zhao H, Kaufman J, Nunez Y, Pietrzak R, Beck D, Cissell S, Crutchfield P, Lance W, Cheung K, Li Y, Sun N, Chen Q, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Gagnon D, Harrington K, Quaden R, O'Leary T, Ramoni R. Genome-Wide Investigation of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in US Veterans in Relation to Alcohol Consumption Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238880. PMID: 36301540, PMCID: PMC9614582, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significant lociGenomic structural equation modelingSignificant lociAlcohol traitsAssociation studiesAfrican ancestry participantsGenome-wide investigationAncestry-specific genome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsPsychiatric traitsLinkage disequilibrium score regressionGenetic associationStrong genetic correlationSingle nucleotide variantsGenetic architectureGenetic association studiesGenetic lociTop associationsNegative rgEuropean ancestry participantsNucleotide variantsFunctional variantsScore regressionTraitsPsychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans
Tamman AJF, Nagamatsu S, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Pietrzak RH. Psychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 31: 97-109. PMID: 36210262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPremature mortalityU.S. veteransPsychosocial variablesNovel epigenetic clockLifetime substance use disorderRisk stratification modelMale U.S. veteransCross-sectional studyU.S. veteran populationWeekly physical exerciseSubstance use disordersMale U.S. military veteransBiological agingU.S. military veteransHealth morbidityModifiable correlatesMortality riskSleep qualityHigh riskGreater oddsUse disordersPhysical exercisePsychosocial factorsVeteran populationAssociation of Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and GrimAge, an Epigenetic Marker of Mortality Risk, in US Military Veterans.
Na PJ, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Nagamatsu ST, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Pietrzak RH. Association of Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and GrimAge, an Epigenetic Marker of Mortality Risk, in US Military Veterans. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2022, 83 PMID: 35802930, PMCID: PMC10859885, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.21br14309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrating human brain proteomes with genome-wide association data implicates novel proteins in post-traumatic stress disorder
Wingo TS, Gerasimov ES, Liu Y, Duong DM, Vattathil SM, Lori A, Gockley J, Breen MS, Maihofer AX, Nievergelt CM, Koenen KC, Levey DF, Gelernter J, Stein MB, Ressler KJ, Bennett DA, Levey AI, Seyfried NT, Wingo AP. Integrating human brain proteomes with genome-wide association data implicates novel proteins in post-traumatic stress disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 3075-3084. PMID: 35449297, PMCID: PMC9233006, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01544-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteome-wide association studyTranscriptome-wide association studyGenome-wide association studiesBrain protein abundanceHuman brain proteomeBrain proteomeAssociation studiesProtein abundanceGenome-wide association dataHuman brain transcriptomePost-traumatic stress disorderGWAS resultsNovel proteinBrain transcriptomeRisk lociProteomeGenesAssociation dataPrecursor cellsPTSD pathogenesisBrain mRNA levelsMRNA levelsOligodendrocyte precursor cellsPromising targetNew insightsGenetically 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 approachEpigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Gelernter J, Cheng Z, Girgenti MJ, Xu K, Zhang X, Gopalan S, Zhou H, Duman RS, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak R. Epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 65. PMID: 35177594, PMCID: PMC8854688, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01822-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTranscription regulationCpG sitesGenome-wide association studiesCell type proportionsPosttraumatic stress disorderPotential epigenetic biomarkersSignificant CpG sitesEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationNovel lociCell signalingEpigenetic biomarkersMethylation analysisAxonal guidanceNovel molecular biomarkersEPIC BeadChipLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary veteransPostmortem brain tissueMedial orbitofrontal cortexMolecular biomarkersRegulationU.S. military veterans