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Sex differences in brain gene expression among suicide completers
Cabrera-Mendoza B, Fresno C, Monroy-Jaramillo N, Fries GR, Walss-Bass C, Glahn DC, Ostrosky-Wegman P, Mendoza-Morales RC, García-Dolores F, Díaz-Otañez CE, González-Sáenz EE, Genis-Mendoza AD, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Romero-Pimentel AL, Flores G, Vázquez-Roque RA, Nicolini H. Sex differences in brain gene expression among suicide completers. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 267: 67-77. PMID: 32063575, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain gene expressionSex-specific gene expression patternsGene expressionRibonucleic protein complexesGene expression patternsGene expression profilesProtein complexesGene setsDNA bindingExpression patternsExpression profilesGenesSuicide geneBiological levelsVesicular functionCell proliferationValuable foundationDifferentiallyMicroarrayExpressionSex-specific factorsSuicide completersSuicidal brainImmune responseSex differencesSex differences in the pleiotropy of hearing difficulty with imaging-derived phenotypes: a brain-wide investigation
He J, Cabrera-Mendoza B, De Angelis F, Pathak G, Koller D, Curhan S, Curhan G, Mecca A, van Dyck C, Polimanti R. Sex differences in the pleiotropy of hearing difficulty with imaging-derived phenotypes: a brain-wide investigation. Brain 2024, 147: 3395-3408. PMID: 38454550, PMCID: PMC11449129, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImaging-derived phenotypesHearing difficultiesBrain imaging-derived phenotypesSex-combined analysisLatent causal variable analysesMendelian randomization approachGeneralized linear regression analysisLocal genetic correlation analysisMultivariate generalized linear regression analysisGenome-wide association studiesLatent causal variableGenetic correlation analysisGenetic correlationsLocal genetic correlationMendelian randomizationPeripheral auditory systemOlder adultsGWAS dataLinear regression analysisHealth burdenGenomic regionsAssociation studiesPleiotropic regionsSex differencesTranscriptome regulation
2023
Sex differences in the polygenic architecture of hearing problems in adults
De Angelis F, Zeleznik O, Wendt F, Pathak G, Tylee D, De Lillo A, Koller D, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Clifford R, Maihofer A, Nievergelt C, Curhan G, Curhan S, Polimanti R. Sex differences in the polygenic architecture of hearing problems in adults. Genome Medicine 2023, 15: 36. PMID: 37165447, PMCID: PMC10173489, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-023-01186-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic architectureRisk lociGenome-wide investigationLarge-scale genetic studiesTranscriptomic regulationGWAS findingsTranscriptomic associationsGene interactionsPotential roleRegulation analysisGenetic studiesInference analysisMillion Veteran ProgramHealth Professionals FollowMolecular pathwaysPolygenic riskPreventive screening programsMultivariate interaction analysisNovel insightsCentral nervous systemEnvironmental risk factorsSex-stratified analysesSex-specific analysesSex differencesMental health outcomes