Diana Núñez
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2025
Psychiatric genetics in the diverse landscape of Latin American populations
Bruxel E, Rovaris D, Belangero S, Chavarría-Soley G, Cuellar-Barboza A, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Nievergelt C, Núñez-Ríos D, Ota V, Peterson R, Sloofman L, Adams A, Albino E, Alvarado A, Andrade-Brito D, Arguello-Pascualli P, Bandeira C, Bau C, Bulik C, Buxbaum J, Cappi C, Corral-Frias N, Corrales A, Corsi-Zuelli F, Crowley J, Cupertino R, da Silva B, De Almeida S, De la Hoz J, Forero D, Fries G, Gelernter J, González-Giraldo Y, Grevet E, Grice D, Hernández-Garayua A, Hettema J, Ibáñez A, Ionita-Laza I, Lattig M, Lima Y, Lin Y, López-León S, Loureiro C, Martínez-Cerdeño V, Martínez-Levy G, Melin K, Moreno-De-Luca D, Muniz Carvalho C, Olivares A, Oliveira V, Ormond R, Palmer A, Panzenhagen A, Passos-Bueno M, Peng Q, Pérez-Palma E, Prieto M, Roussos P, Sanchez-Roige S, Santamaría-García H, Shansis F, Sharp R, Storch E, Tavares M, Tietz G, Torres-Hernández B, Tovo-Rodrigues L, Trelles P, Trujillo-ChiVacuan E, Velásquez M, Vera-Urbina F, Voloudakis G, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Zhen-Duan J, Zhou H, Santoro M, Nicolini H, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Psychiatric genetics in the diverse landscape of Latin American populations. Nature Genetics 2025, 57: 1074-1088. PMID: 40175716, PMCID: PMC12133068, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02127-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPsychiatric genomicsPsychiatric genome-wide association studiesLarge-scale genome-wide association studiesGenetic risk lociNon-European populationsGenetic diversityRisk lociGenetic admixtureBurden of psychiatric disordersAssociation studiesPsychiatric disordersEuropean ancestryPsychiatric geneticsGenomeHealthcare disparitiesConsortium effortLatin American populationsPromote equityEnvironmental factorsDiversityAmerican populationDiverse landscapeLociAncestry
2024
Epigenome-wide association studies identify novel DNA methylation sites associated with PTSD: a meta-analysis of 23 military and civilian cohorts
Katrinli S, Wani A, Maihofer A, Ratanatharathorn A, Daskalakis N, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Núñez-Ríos D, Zannas A, Zhao X, Aiello A, Ashley-Koch A, Avetyan D, Baker D, Beckham J, Boks M, Brick L, Bromet E, Champagne F, Chen C, Dalvie S, Dennis M, Fatumo S, Fortier C, Galea S, Garrett M, Geuze E, Grant G, Hauser M, Hayes J, Hemmings S, Huber B, Jajoo A, Jansen S, Kessler R, Kimbrel N, King A, Kleinman J, Koen N, Koenen K, Kuan P, Liberzon I, Linnstaedt S, Lori A, Luft B, Luykx J, Marx C, McLean S, Mehta D, Milberg W, Miller M, Mufford M, Musanabaganwa C, Mutabaruka J, Mutesa L, Nemeroff C, Nugent N, Orcutt H, Qin X, Rauch S, Ressler K, Risbrough V, Rutembesa E, Rutten B, Seedat S, Stein D, Stein M, Toikumo S, Ursano R, Uwineza A, Verfaellie M, Vermetten E, Vinkers C, Ware E, Wildman D, Wolf E, Young R, Zhao Y, van den Heuvel L, Uddin M, Nievergelt C, Smith A, Logue M. Epigenome-wide association studies identify novel DNA methylation sites associated with PTSD: a meta-analysis of 23 military and civilian cohorts. Genome Medicine 2024, 16: 147. PMID: 39696436, PMCID: PMC11658418, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-024-01417-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesDNA methylationPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumPost-traumatic stress disorderAssociation studiesMeta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studiesMethylation levelsGenome-wide expression dataEpigenetic gene regulationBrain regionsPGC-PTSDAnnotated genesBlood cell proportionsCpG lociGene regulationSusceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorderExpression dataAssociated with post-traumatic stress disorderIllumina HumanMethylation450Genomics ConsortiumOccurrence of post-traumatic stress disorderAssociated with biological differencesCpGMultiple brain regionsPostmortem brain samplesAncestral origins of TYR and OCA2 gene mutations in oculocutaneous albinism from two admixed populations in Colombia
Cárdenas W, Conley A, Nagar S, Núñez-Ríos D, Jordan I, Lattig M. Ancestral origins of TYR and OCA2 gene mutations in oculocutaneous albinism from two admixed populations in Colombia. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0313777. PMID: 39556609, PMCID: PMC11573203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncestral originTYR haplotypeAdmixed populationsOCA2 geneOCA patientsOCA2 mutationsOculocutaneous albinismAdmixed American populationsDisease-associated variantsGlobal reference populationsAutosomal recessive oculocutaneous albinismNative American admixtureDisease-causing mutationsNative American originGene mutationsRecessive conditionColonization historyGenetic architectureGenetic admixtureMendelian diseasesCompound heterozygote patientsAffected family membersAssociation mappingSephardic Jewish originRecessive allelesThe Prefrontal Cortex Transcriptomic Landscape of the Comorbidity Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Opioid Misuse
Martinez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Nunez-Rios D, Krystal J, Girgenti M, Group T, Montalvo-Ortiz J. The Prefrontal Cortex Transcriptomic Landscape of the Comorbidity Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Opioid Misuse. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s69. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-Omics Mapping in Human Cortical Neurons Reveals Well-Known and Novel Loci of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Nunez-Rios D, Hurd Y, Rompala G, Nagamatsu S, Martinez-Magaña J, Krystal J, Group T, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Multi-Omics Mapping in Human Cortical Neurons Reveals Well-Known and Novel Loci of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s34. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuronal-Specific Methylome and Hydroxymethylome Analysis Reveal Replicated and Novel Loci Associated With Alcohol Use Disorder
Andrade-Brito D, Nunez-Rios D, Martinez-Magaña J, Rompala G, Zillich L, Witt S, Clark S, Group T, Group P, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Neuronal-Specific Methylome and Hydroxymethylome Analysis Reveal Replicated and Novel Loci Associated With Alcohol Use Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s19-s20. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder
Andrade-Brito D, Núñez-Ríos D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Rompala G, Zillich L, Witt S, Clark S, Lattig M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Che A, Cruz D, Davis D, Girgenti M, Hoffman E, Holtzheimer P, Huber B, Kaye A, Keane T, Krystal J, Labadorf A, Logue M, Marx B, Mash D, McKee A, Miller M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Noller C, Schnurr P, Scott W, Stein T, Ursano R, Williamson D, Wolf E, Young K. Neuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder. Frontiers In Genetics 2024, 15: 1345410. PMID: 38633406, PMCID: PMC11021708, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1345410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderOrbitofrontal cortexEpigenome-wide association studiesUse disorderStudy of alcohol use disorderHuman orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol-related traitsHuman brainPostmortem brain samplesHuman postmortem brain samplesEnrichment analysisDifferential CpG sitesPostmortem brain tissueGenome-wide levelOxidative bisulfite sequencingAssessed 5Functional enrichment analysisBrain tissueFalse discovery rateBisulfite sequencingAssociation studiesDifferential methylationIdentified genesDNA methylation
2023
Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex
Rompala G, Nagamatsu S, Martínez-Magaña J, Nuñez-Ríos D, Wang J, Girgenti M, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Hurd Y, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 4544. PMID: 37507366, PMCID: PMC10382503, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMulti-omics findingsGene expression patternsCo-methylation analysisGene expression profilesMulti-omics profilingGene networksDNA methylationNeuronal methylomesDNA hydroxymethylationMethylomic analysisExpression patternsExpression profilesEpigenetic disturbancesUse disordersPsychiatric traitsOrbitofrontal cortexOpioid-related drugsPostmortem orbitofrontal cortexEnvironmental factorsDrug interaction analysisOUD treatmentHuman orbitofrontal cortexOpioid signalingInteraction analysisCross-Species Convergence of Brain Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Findings in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review
Núñez-Rios D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Krystal J, Martínez-González K, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Cross-Species Convergence of Brain Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Findings in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review. Complex Psychiatry 2023, 9: 100-118. PMID: 37404872, PMCID: PMC10315001, DOI: 10.1159/000529536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchG protein-coupled receptorsPosttraumatic stress disorderEpigenomic findingsEpigenomic studiesEpigenomic profilesTranscriptomic modificationsEpigenetic studiesBrain transcriptomicsBiological pathwaysComplex multifactorial disorderGenesBrain tissueGene-environment interplayStress disorderSpeciesHuman postmortem samplesChemical synaptic transmissionSystematic literature searchEnvironmental factorsCurrent knowledge gapsPotential roleOrexin pathwayPathwayBrain alterationsPeripheral tissuesCpH methylome analysis in human cortical neurons identifies novel gene pathways and drug targets for opioid use disorder
Nagamatsu S, Rompala G, Hurd Y, Núñez-Rios D, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Group T, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Che A, Cruz D, Davis D, Girgenti M, Hoffman E, Holtzheimer P, Huber B, Kaye A, Krystal J, Labadorf A, Keane T, Logue M, McKee A, Marx B, Mash D, Miller M, Noller C, JM-O, Scott W, Schnurr P, Stein T, Ursano R, Williamson D, Wolf E, Young K. CpH methylome analysis in human cortical neurons identifies novel gene pathways and drug targets for opioid use disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2023, 13: 1078894. PMID: 36745154, PMCID: PMC9892724, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1078894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderOrbital frontal cortexDNA methylationKEGG enrichment analysisUse disordersMCPH lociTreatment of OUDGene OntologyEnrichment analysisOpioid-related drugsCpG sitesDrug targetsOxidative bisulfite sequencingImportant biological pathwaysDrug interaction analysisDrug-gene interaction databaseNervous system developmentSmoking statusBrain BankCortical neuronsFrontal cortexNeuronal nucleiHuman studiesGene regulationMethylome analysis
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