2018
Genome-wide association study identifies glutamate ionotropic receptor GRIA4 as a risk gene for comorbid nicotine dependence and major depression
Zhou H, Cheng Z, Bass N, Krystal JH, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association study identifies glutamate ionotropic receptor GRIA4 as a risk gene for comorbid nicotine dependence and major depression. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 208. PMID: 30287806, PMCID: PMC6172277, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0258-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association study identifiesRisk genesTop risk genesCalcium ion bindingGenomes reference panelFast excitatory synaptic transmissionGenetic risk variantsGenetic basisEnrichment analysisAssociation studiesExome arrayCell adhesionRisk variantsGenesReference panelGenetic riskAMPA-sensitive glutamate receptorsIntronic variantsIon bindingBiological mechanismsConditional analysisGRIA4Excitatory synaptic transmissionSynaptic transmission
2007
Neural Synchrony in Schizophrenia: From Networks to New Treatments
Ford JM, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Neural Synchrony in Schizophrenia: From Networks to New Treatments. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2007, 33: 848-852. PMID: 17567628, PMCID: PMC2632315, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbm062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsNeural basisFunctional neuroanatomyNeural oscillationsTemporal synchronyNeural synchronyDifferent brain regionsNeural activityNeural assembliesNeural populationsCognitive dysfunctionDistinct neuronal populationsSchizophreniaTemporal domainPhasic relationshipSynaptic transmissionNeuronal populationsTranslational studiesNew treatmentsEmergent propertiesSynchronyNeural networkNeuroanatomyPsychosisNeurochemistry