2013
Profiling of Childhood Adversity-Associated DNA Methylation Changes in Alcoholic Patients and Healthy Controls
Zhang H, Wang F, Kranzler HR, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Profiling of Childhood Adversity-Associated DNA Methylation Changes in Alcoholic Patients and Healthy Controls. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e65648. PMID: 23799031, PMCID: PMC3683055, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAlcoholismAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesChild AbuseCpG IslandsDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsNociceptin ReceptorPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, NicotinicReceptors, OpioidRetinal DehydrogenaseRGS ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNATranscription, GeneticWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsHealthy controlsAD patientsChildhood adversityDNA methylation changesIllumina GoldenGate methylation arrayPeripheral blood DNA methylation levelsBlood DNA methylation levelsAlcoholic patientsControl subjectsLinear regression analysisMethylation changesPatientsMethylation levelsPromoter regionEA casesBonferroni correctionRegression analysisP-valueAfrican AmericansOverall methylation levels
2012
Variation in regulator of G-protein signaling 17 gene (RGS17) is associated with multiple substance dependence diagnoses
Zhang H, Wang F, Kranzler HR, Anton RF, Gelernter J. Variation in regulator of G-protein signaling 17 gene (RGS17) is associated with multiple substance dependence diagnoses. Behavioral And Brain Functions 2012, 8: 23. PMID: 22591552, PMCID: PMC3406967, DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-8-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAlcoholismBlack or African AmericanCocaine-Related DisordersFemaleGenetic VariationHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMarijuana AbuseMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRGS ProteinsRisk FactorsSignal TransductionSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesWhite People
2009
Variation in RGS2 is Associated with Suicidal Ideation in an Epidemiological Study of Adults Exposed to the 2004 Florida Hurricanes
Amstadter AB, Koenen KC, Ruggiero KJ, Acierno R, Galea S, Kilpatrick DG, Gelernter J. Variation in RGS2 is Associated with Suicidal Ideation in an Epidemiological Study of Adults Exposed to the 2004 Florida Hurricanes. Archives Of Suicide Research 2009, 13: 349-357. PMID: 19813112, PMCID: PMC2760049, DOI: 10.1080/13811110903266541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationCurrent suicidal ideationEpidemiologic sampleRandom digit dial proceduresSingle nucleotide polymorphismsEpidemiological studiesBuccal DNA samplesFlorida hurricanesCurrent ideationIdeationAdultsHurricane exposureRs4606RGS2Social supportNucleotide polymorphismsRiskDNA samplesParticipantsSymptoms
2008
Variant in RGS2 moderates posttraumatic stress symptoms following potentially traumatic event exposure
Amstadter AB, Koenen KC, Ruggiero KJ, Acierno R, Galea S, Kilpatrick DG, Gelernter J. Variant in RGS2 moderates posttraumatic stress symptoms following potentially traumatic event exposure. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2008, 23: 369-373. PMID: 19162436, PMCID: PMC2735848, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRGS2 and generalized anxiety disorder in an epidemiologic sample of hurricane‐exposed adults
Koenen KC, Amstadter AB, Ruggiero KJ, Acierno R, Galea S, Kilpatrick DG, Gelernter J. RGS2 and generalized anxiety disorder in an epidemiologic sample of hurricane‐exposed adults. Depression And Anxiety 2008, 26: 309-315. PMID: 18833580, PMCID: PMC2666784, DOI: 10.1002/da.20528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidemiologic sampleC alleleAnxiety disordersRisk of GADRandom digit dial proceduresSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLogistic regression analysisPanic disorder patientsDSM-IV diagnosisGeneralized anxiety disorderHurricane exposureFlorida Hurricane StudyRGS2 geneSocial supportStressful life eventsHigh prevalenceOutcome measuresDisorder patientsPanic disorderBuccal DNA samplesRelevant polymorphismsDisordersGADAnxious behaviorGAD symptomsInfluence of RGS2 on Anxiety-Related Temperament, Personality, and Brain Function
Smoller JW, Paulus MP, Fagerness JA, Purcell S, Yamaki LH, Hirshfeld-Becker D, Biederman J, Rosenbaum JF, Gelernter J, Stein MB. Influence of RGS2 on Anxiety-Related Temperament, Personality, and Brain Function. JAMA Psychiatry 2008, 65: 298-308. PMID: 18316676, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2007.48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonanceHuman anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersEmotional facesEmotion processingChildhood temperamentLaboratory-based behavioral measuresSocial anxiety disorderBrain functionChildhood behavioral inhibitionSelf-report measuresInsular cortex activationIndependent samplesLaboratory-based assessmentsTemperamental precursorsBehavioral inhibitionBehavioral measuresAdult personalityCortex activationLimbic activationAnxiety phenotypeTemperamentIntermediate phenotypesAnxietyAnxiety behavior