2024
Rare de novo damaging DNA variants are enriched in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and implicate risk genes
Olfson E, Farhat L, Liu W, Vitulano L, Zai G, Lima M, Parent J, Polanczyk G, Cappi C, Kennedy J, Fernandez T. Rare de novo damaging DNA variants are enriched in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and implicate risk genes. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5870. PMID: 38997333, PMCID: PMC11245598, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50247-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCase-Control StudiesChildExome SequencingFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHistone DemethylasesHumansMaleMutationRisk FactorsConceptsDNA sequencesRisk genesHigh-confidence risk genesWhole-exome DNA sequencingSequencing of familiesIdentified de novoLysine demethylase 5BDNA variantsTrio cohortBiological pathwaysGenesSequencing cohortGenetic factorsChildhood neurodevelopmental disordersAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSequenceVariantsADHD riskNeurodevelopmental disordersKDM5BDNAMutationsFamilyLysineDiscovery
2023
Primary complex motor stereotypies are associated with de novo damaging DNA coding mutations that identify KDM5B as a risk gene
Fernandez T, Williams Z, Kline T, Rajendran S, Augustine F, Wright N, Sullivan C, Olfson E, Abdallah S, Liu W, Hoffman E, Gupta A, Singer H. Primary complex motor stereotypies are associated with de novo damaging DNA coding mutations that identify KDM5B as a risk gene. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0291978. PMID: 37788244, PMCID: PMC10547198, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutism Spectrum DisorderDNAExome SequencingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMutationNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTourette SyndromeConceptsRisk genesDe novo damaging variantsGene expression patternsWhole-exome DNA sequencingMid-fetal developmentAdditional risk genesHigh-confidence risk genesParent-child triosGene OntologyCell signalingExpression patternsCalcium ion transportFunctional convergenceCell cycleDamaging variantsGenesDNA sequencingDe novoASD probandsGenetic etiologyBiological mechanismsSequencingDNANetwork analysisIon transport
2022
Whole‐exome DNA sequencing in childhood anxiety disorders identifies rare de novo damaging coding variants
Olfson E, Lebowitz ER, Hommel G, Pashankar N, Silverman WK, Fernandez TV. Whole‐exome DNA sequencing in childhood anxiety disorders identifies rare de novo damaging coding variants. Depression And Anxiety 2022, 39: 474-484. PMID: 35312124, PMCID: PMC9246845, DOI: 10.1002/da.23251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersBiological ProductsExomeGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsWhole-exome DNA sequencingRisk genesDNA sequencingCanonical biological pathwaysMissense genetic variantsNovo variantsGenetic variant detectionParent-child triosGenomic approachesDe novo variantsLikely geneBiologic pathwaysDeleterious variantsBiological pathwaysDamaging variantsGenesGenetic variantsPathwayVariant detectionSequencingNetwork analysisGenetic factorsUnderlying biologyVariantsEnrichment
2015
Identification of Medically Actionable Secondary Findings in the 1000 Genomes
Olfson E, Cottrell CE, Davidson NO, Gurnett CA, Heusel JW, Stitziel NO, Chen LS, Hartz S, Nagarajan R, Saccone NL, Bierut LJ. Identification of Medically Actionable Secondary Findings in the 1000 Genomes. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0135193. PMID: 26332594, PMCID: PMC4558085, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDatabases, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGenetic VariationGenome, HumanGenomicsHumansMutationConceptsSecondary findingsAdditional truncating variantsRelevant secondary findingsCancer predisposition syndromeClinical laboratory specialistsActionable secondary findingsCardiac conditionsAmerican CollegeFamilial hypercholesterolemiaPredisposition syndromeAfrican ancestry groupPathogenic variantsTruncating variantsClinical standardsLiterature reviewActionable conditionsImportant secondary findingActionable findingsDiseaseACMG genesLaboratory specialistsUnderstudied populationAncestry groupsCandidate variantsExpert physiciansRare, low frequency and common coding variants in CHRNA5 and their contribution to nicotine dependence in European and African Americans
Olfson E, Saccone NL, Johnson EO, Chen LS, Culverhouse R, Doheny K, Foltz SM, Fox L, Gogarten SM, Hartz S, Hetrick K, Laurie CC, Marosy B, Amin N, Arnett D, Barr RG, Bartz TM, Bertelsen S, Borecki IB, Brown MR, Chasman DI, van Duijn CM, Feitosa MF, Fox ER, Franceschini N, Franco OH, Grove ML, Guo X, Hofman A, Kardia SL, Morrison AC, Musani SK, Psaty BM, Rao DC, Reiner AP, Rice K, Ridker PM, Rose LM, Schick UM, Schwander K, Uitterlinden AG, Vojinovic D, Wang JC, Ware EB, Wilson G, Yao J, Zhao W, Breslau N, Hatsukami D, Stitzel JA, Rice J, Goate A, Bierut LJ. Rare, low frequency and common coding variants in CHRNA5 and their contribution to nicotine dependence in European and African Americans. Molecular Psychiatry 2015, 21: 601-607. PMID: 26239294, PMCID: PMC4740321, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2015.105.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Rare and Common Variants in CARD14, Encoding an Epidermal Regulator of NF-kappaB, in Psoriasis
Jordan CT, Cao L, Roberson ED, Duan S, Helms CA, Nair RP, Duffin KC, Stuart PE, Goldgar D, Hayashi G, Olfson EH, Feng BJ, Pullinger CR, Kane JP, Wise CA, Goldbach-Mansky R, Lowes MA, Peddle L, Chandran V, Liao W, Rahman P, Krueger GG, Gladman D, Elder JT, Menter A, Bowcock AM. Rare and Common Variants in CARD14, Encoding an Epidermal Regulator of NF-kappaB, in Psoriasis. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2012, 90: 796-808. PMID: 22521419, PMCID: PMC3376540, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCase-Control StudiesEpidermisGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGuanylate CyclaseHLA-C AntigensHumansKeratinocytesMembrane ProteinsMutation, MissenseNF-kappa BPolymorphism, GeneticPsoriasisSkinTranscriptomeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaWhite People