2024
W22. EATING DISORDERS OVER THE WEIGHT SPECTRUM: DISSECTING GENETIC DIFFERENCES OF EATING DISORDERS, THINNESS, AND OBESITY
Xu J, Signer R, Hicks E, Johnston K, Termorshuizen J, Group P, Bulik C, Huckins L. W22. EATING DISORDERS OVER THE WEIGHT SPECTRUM: DISSECTING GENETIC DIFFERENCES OF EATING DISORDERS, THINNESS, AND OBESITY. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 112. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTissue-specific mannerSignificant genesCC-GWASGenetic distanceConstitutional thinnessIdentified multiple risk variantsBonferroni significanceGenome-wide lociGenome-wide significanceMultiple risk variantsConcordant effect directionsBinge eatingClinical differencesEating disordersGTEx v8S-PrediXcanAN-BGene associationsGenetic relationshipsRisk variantsRisk genesWeight-related traitsGenetic etiologyGenesDifferential expression
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