2023
STRESS IN A DISH: MODELING THE IMPACT OF COMMON GENETIC VARIATION ON STRESS RESPONSE IN HIPSC-DERIVED NEURONS IN PTSD
Seah C, Signer R, Young H, Kozik E, Rusielewicz T, Bader H, Xu C, de Pins A, Breen M, Paull D, Yehuda R, Girgenti M, Brennand K, Huckins L. STRESS IN A DISH: MODELING THE IMPACT OF COMMON GENETIC VARIATION ON STRESS RESPONSE IN HIPSC-DERIVED NEURONS IN PTSD. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s40. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon genetic variationGenetic variationStress responseCell typesEQTL associationsTranscriptional stress responseGenomic risk lociTissue-specific mannerChIP-seq datasetsCell type deconvolutionCommon genetic variantsPost-mortem brainsGene expression signaturesHiPSC-derived neuronsTranscription factorsSuch lociCatalog genesRisk lociGenetic studiesExpression signaturesGenetic variantsRegulatory activityGenesEQTLsMechanistic understanding
2022
Using phenotype risk scores to enhance gene discovery for generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder
Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Deak JD, De Angelis F, Koller D, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Lebovitch DS, Levey DF, Stein MB, Kranzler HR, Koenen KC, Gelernter J, Huckins LM, Polimanti R. Using phenotype risk scores to enhance gene discovery for generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2206-2215. PMID: 35181757, PMCID: PMC9133008, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01469-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Massively parallel techniques for cataloguing the regulome of the human brain
Townsley KG, Brennand KJ, Huckins LM. Massively parallel techniques for cataloguing the regulome of the human brain. Nature Neuroscience 2020, 23: 1509-1521. PMID: 33199899, PMCID: PMC8018778, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-020-00740-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRegulatory elementsTarget genesParallel reporter assaysPutative regulatory elementsNon-coding regionsDisease-associated lociSpecific expression patternsCandidate risk lociPluripotent stem cellsHigh-throughput assaysRelevant molecular pathwaysTranscriptional responseRegulatory architectureRisk lociExpression patternsReporter assaysComplex brain disordersMolecular pathwaysRegulomeStem cellsRisk architectureGenetic riskGenesLociGenetic diagnosis
2019
Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa
Watson H, Yilmaz Z, Thornton L, Hübel C, Coleman J, Gaspar H, Bryois J, Hinney A, Leppä V, Mattheisen M, Medland S, Ripke S, Yao S, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Hanscombe K, Purves K, Adan R, Alfredsson L, Ando T, Andreassen O, Baker J, Berrettini W, Boehm I, Boni C, Perica V, Buehren K, Burghardt R, Cassina M, Cichon S, Clementi M, Cone R, Courtet P, Crow S, Crowley J, Danner U, Davis O, de Zwaan M, Dedoussis G, Degortes D, DeSocio J, Dick D, Dikeos D, Dina C, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Docampo E, Duncan L, Egberts K, Ehrlich S, Escaramís G, Esko T, Estivill X, Farmer A, Favaro A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter M, Fischer K, Föcker M, Foretova L, Forstner A, Forzan M, Franklin C, Gallinger S, Giegling I, Giuranna J, Gonidakis F, Gorwood P, Mayora M, Guillaume S, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Hatzikotoulas K, Hauser J, Hebebrand J, Helder S, Herms S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Herzog W, Huckins L, Hudson J, Imgart H, Inoko H, Janout V, Jiménez-Murcia S, Julià A, Kalsi G, Kaminská D, Kaprio J, Karhunen L, Karwautz A, Kas M, Kennedy J, Keski-Rahkonen A, Kiezebrink K, Kim Y, Klareskog L, Klump K, Knudsen G, La Via M, Le Hellard S, Levitan R, Li D, Lilenfeld L, Lin B, Lissowska J, Luykx J, Magistretti P, Maj M, Mannik K, Marsal S, Marshall C, Mattingsdal M, McDevitt S, McGuffin P, Metspalu A, Meulenbelt I, Micali N, Mitchell K, Monteleone A, Monteleone P, Munn-Chernoff M, Nacmias B, Navratilova M, Ntalla I, O’Toole J, Ophoff R, Padyukov L, Palotie A, Pantel J, Papezova H, Pinto D, Rabionet R, Raevuori A, Ramoz N, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ricca V, Ripatti S, Ritschel F, Roberts M, Rotondo A, Rujescu D, Rybakowski F, Santonastaso P, Scherag A, Scherer S, Schmidt U, Schork N, Schosser A, Seitz J, Slachtova L, Slagboom P, Slof-Op ‘t Landt M, Slopien A, Sorbi S, Świątkowska B, Szatkiewicz J, Tachmazidou I, Tenconi E, Tortorella A, Tozzi F, Treasure J, Tsitsika A, Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor M, Tziouvas K, van Elburg A, van Furth E, Wagner G, Walton E, Widen E, Zeggini E, Zerwas S, Zipfel S, Bergen A, Boden J, Brandt H, Crawford S, Halmi K, Horwood L, Johnson C, Kaplan A, Kaye W, Mitchell J, Olsen C, Pearson J, Pedersen N, Strober M, Werge T, Whiteman D, Woodside D, Stuber G, Gordon S, Grove J, Henders A, Juréus A, Kirk K, Larsen J, Parker R, Petersen L, Jordan J, Kennedy M, Montgomery G, Wade T, Birgegård A, Lichtenstein P, Norring C, Landén M, Martin N, Mortensen P, Sullivan P, Breen G, Bulik C. Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 1207-1214. PMID: 31308545, PMCID: PMC6779477, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTwin-based heritability estimatesEating Disorders Working GroupPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumAnorexia nervosaBody-mass indexSignificant lociGenetic architectureRisk lociGenetics InitiativeGenomics ConsortiumLow body-mass indexMetabo-psychiatric disorderGenetic correlationsMetabolic componentsLociCases of anorexia nervosaPhysical activityAnthropometric traitsPsychiatric disordersHeritability estimatesAnorexia Nervosa Genetics InitiativeNervosaImprove outcomes