2017
Widespread signatures of positive selection in common risk alleles associated to autism spectrum disorder
Polimanti R, Gelernter J. Widespread signatures of positive selection in common risk alleles associated to autism spectrum disorder. PLOS Genetics 2017, 13: e1006618. PMID: 28187187, PMCID: PMC5328401, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutism Spectrum DisorderBipolar DisorderBrainComputational BiologyDepressive Disorder, MajorGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenomicsHumansPituitary GlandPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSchizophreniaTranscriptomeConceptsPositive selectionGene Ontology enrichmentGene expression enrichmentPrevious genetic studiesGWAS summary statisticsNervous system developmentCommon risk allelesPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumSystems geneticsOntology enrichmentRisk allelesSynapse organizationWidespread signaturesEvolutionary processesGenetic studiesGenomics ConsortiumGWASHuman evolutionAllelesIncomplete selectionEffect directionMinor alleleComplete selectionEnrichmentSummary statistics
2016
Evidence of Polygenic Adaptation in the Systems Genetics of Anthropometric Traits
Polimanti R, Yang BZ, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Evidence of Polygenic Adaptation in the Systems Genetics of Anthropometric Traits. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0160654. PMID: 27537407, PMCID: PMC4990182, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic adaptationNatural selectionSystems geneticsProtein interaction networksWide association studyPolygenic mechanismsEuropean populationsPolygenic selectionAnthropometric traitsGene networksHuman genomeEpistatic interactionsInteraction networksEnrichment analysisGenetic signaturesSystems biologyAssociation studiesLipid transportMolecular processesAdaptation signalsLocomotory behaviorTraitsSelective mechanismGeneticsInfection resistance