2022
Predicted gene expression in ancestrally diverse populations leads to discovery of susceptibility loci for lifestyle and cardiometabolic traits
Highland H, Wojcik G, Graff M, Nishimura K, Hodonsky C, Baldassari A, Cote A, Cheng I, Gignoux C, Tao R, Li Y, Boerwinkle E, Fornage M, Haessler J, Hindorff L, Hu Y, Justice A, Lin B, Lin D, Stram D, Haiman C, Kooperberg C, Le Marchand L, Matise T, Kenny E, Carlson C, Stahl E, Avery C, North K, Ambite J, Buyske S, Loos R, Peters U, Young K, Bien S, Huckins L. Predicted gene expression in ancestrally diverse populations leads to discovery of susceptibility loci for lifestyle and cardiometabolic traits. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2022, 109: 669-679. PMID: 35263625, PMCID: PMC9069067, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncestrally diverse populationsBody mass indexCardiometabolic traitsEuropean ancestryGene expressionTranscriptomic imputation modelsNon-EA populationsDiverse populationsWhite British participantsReference panelGenetically regulated gene expressionGene-trait associationsTissue-specific gene expressionPopulation ArchitectureUK BiobankMeasurement of gene expressionPredicting gene expressionMulti-omics datasetsRelevant tissuesSusceptibility lociMass indexComplex traitsIdentified genesNovel associationsDiverse sample
2021
Examining Sex-Differentiated Genetic Effects Across Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Traits
Martin J, Khramtsova E, Goleva S, Blokland G, Traglia M, Walters R, Hübel C, Coleman J, Breen G, Børglum A, Demontis D, Grove J, Werge T, Bralten J, Bulik C, Lee P, Mathews C, Peterson R, Winham S, Wray N, Edenberg H, Guo W, Yao Y, Neale B, Faraone S, Petryshen T, Weiss L, Duncan L, Goldstein J, Smoller J, Stranger B, Davis L, Consortium S, Alda M, Bortolato M, Burton C, Byrne E, Carey C, Erdman L, Huckins L, Mattheisen M, Robinson E, Stahl E. Examining Sex-Differentiated Genetic Effects Across Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Traits. Biological Psychiatry 2021, 89: 1127-1137. PMID: 33648717, PMCID: PMC8163257, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.12.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-differential effectsSex differencesGenetic architectureBehavioral traitsSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based heritabilityGenetic correlationsGenome-wide association summary statisticsSNP-based heritabilityMultiple gene setsOrigins of sex differencesAssociation summary statisticsIdentified 4 genesGene-based approachRisk-taking behaviorIdentified genesGene setsWell-powered studiesBehavioral phenotypesBiological functionsGenetic contributionBetween-sexGenetic effectsTrait pairsGenetic correlation estimatesNeuron-related