2024
Critical reasoning on the co-expression module QTL in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Cote A, Young H, Huckins L. Critical reasoning on the co-expression module QTL in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Human Genetics And Genomics Advances 2024, 5: 100311. PMID: 38773772, PMCID: PMC11214266, DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2024.100311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGene co-expressionCo-expressionExpression quantitative trait locus methodGenetic variantsComplex trait heritabilityMultiple testing burdenGene-based testsQuantitative trait lociTrans-eQTLsCis-eQTLsRegulatory variationSequencing datasetsTrait lociGene regulationTrait heritabilityGene functionGene modulesReal-data applicationModule genesGenesTesting burdenDorsolateral prefrontal cortexVariantsComparison to prior studies
2023
MASSIVELY PARALLEL CHARACTERIZATION OF CONTEXT SPECIFIC REGULATORY RISK ELEMENTS ACROSS PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN HUMAN-INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL-DERIVED GLUTAMATERGIC NEURONS
Townsley K, Sen A, Lee J, Deans P, Jia M, Fernandez-Garcia M, Cartwright S, Cohen S, Goate A, Brennand K, Huckins L. MASSIVELY PARALLEL CHARACTERIZATION OF CONTEXT SPECIFIC REGULATORY RISK ELEMENTS ACROSS PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN HUMAN-INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL-DERIVED GLUTAMATERGIC NEURONS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s7-s8. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCandidate regulatory sequencesExpression quantitative trait lociRegulatory sequencesTranscriptional activityGWAS statisticsSingle-cell CRISPR screensCell type-specific mannerParallel reporter assaysQuantitative trait lociPutative regulatory elementsHigh-throughput sequencingFine-mapping approachFine-mapping methodsLarge-scale identificationFunctional impactTranscriptomic imputationTrait lociKey genesCRISPR screensLarge-scale screening techniquesRegulatory elementsNeuropsychiatric traitsCausal SNPsReporter assaysCasual variantsW22. DISENTANGLING THE ROLES OF GENETICS AND BODY MASS INDEX ACROSS PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Signer R, Seah C, Young H, de Pins A, Johnson J, Cote A, Huckins L. W22. DISENTANGLING THE ROLES OF GENETICS AND BODY MASS INDEX ACROSS PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s116. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression quantitative trait lociBody mass indexGenome-wide association studiesEffect of body mass indexAssociation studiesAvailability of genome-wide association studyGenetic riskPhenome-wide association studyIndirect effect of body mass indexPsychiatric disordersBody mass index spectrumStatistical fine-mappingQuantitative trait lociGenetic risk modelsCell-type specific mannerTissue enrichmentImpact of body mass indexGWAS lociTranscriptome imputationGenomic lociWhole genomeFine-mappingTrait lociGenomic underpinningsPhenotypic consequences
2022
Stem Cell Models for Context-Specific Modeling in Psychiatric Disorders
Seah C, Huckins L, Brennand K. Stem Cell Models for Context-Specific Modeling in Psychiatric Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 93: 642-650. PMID: 36658083, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.09.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell modelCell typesTarget genesGenome-wide association study (GWAS) lociExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesParallel reporter assaysQuantitative trait lociStem cell-derived cell typesPluripotent stem cell modelsComplex polygenic architectureContext-specific mannerPsychiatric disorder riskTrait lociRegulates transcriptionStudy lociGenetic regulationPolygenic architectureCRISPR screensCell modelCausal variantsRegulated expressionPatient-specific humanReporter assaysAssociation studies
2019
Synergistic effects of common schizophrenia risk variants
Schrode N, Ho SM, Yamamuro K, Dobbyn A, Huckins L, Matos MR, Cheng E, Deans PJM, Flaherty E, Barretto N, Topol A, Alganem K, Abadali S, Gregory J, Hoelzli E, Phatnani H, Singh V, Girish D, Aronow B, Mccullumsmith R, Hoffman GE, Stahl EA, Morishita H, Sklar P, Brennand KJ. Synergistic effects of common schizophrenia risk variants. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 1475-1485. PMID: 31548722, PMCID: PMC6778520, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0497-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChloride ChannelsCRISPR-Cas SystemsFemaleFurinGene EditingGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleMonomeric Clathrin Assembly ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociSchizophreniaSNARE ProteinsConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociComplex genetic disorderEQTL genesCommon variantsQuantitative trait lociRisk variantsGene expression differencesPsychiatric disease riskCommon risk variantsPluripotent stem cellsSchizophrenia risk variantsGenetic disordersTrait lociGene perturbationsGenetic approachesExpression differencesGene editingStem cellsGeneralizable phenomenonSynaptic functionGenesVariantsCRISPRLociSpecific effects
2018
Landscape of Conditional eQTL in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex and Co-localization with Schizophrenia GWAS
Dobbyn A, Huckins L, Boocock J, Sloofman L, Glicksberg B, Giambartolomei C, Hoffman G, Perumal T, Girdhar K, Jiang Y, Raj T, Ruderfer D, Kramer R, Pinto D, Akbarian S, Roussos P, Domenici E, Devlin B, Sklar P, Stahl E, Sieberts S, Sklar P, Buxbaum J, Devlin B, Lewis D, Gur R, Hahn C, Hirai K, Toyoshiba H, Domenici E, Essioux L, Mangravite L, Peters M, Lehner T, Lipska B, Cicek A, Lu C, Roeder K, Xie L, Talbot K, Hemby S, Essioux L, Browne A, Chess A, Topol A, Charney A, Dobbyn A, Readhead B, Zhang B, Pinto D, Bennett D, Kavanagh D, Ruderfer D, Stahl E, Schadt E, Hoffman G, Shah H, Zhu J, Johnson J, Fullard J, Dudley J, Girdhar K, Brennand K, Sloofman L, Huckins L, Fromer M, Mahajan M, Roussos P, Akbarian S, Purcell S, Hamamsy T, Raj T, Haroutunian V, Wang Y, Gümüş Z, Senthil G, Kramer R, Logsdon B, Derry J, Dang K, Sieberts S, Perumal T, Visintainer R, Shinobu L, Sullivan P, Klei L. Landscape of Conditional eQTL in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex and Co-localization with Schizophrenia GWAS. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2018, 102: 1169-1184. PMID: 29805045, PMCID: PMC5993513, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociConditional expression quantitative trait lociCommonMind ConsortiumEQTL signalsGenome-wide association study (GWAS) lociSchizophrenia GWASContext-specific regulationQuantitative trait lociCo-localization analysisGene expression levelsGWAS associationsNovel genesTrait lociStudy lociCausal genesEQTL dataFine mappingGenomic featuresGWAS statisticsGene expressionGenesGWASLociExpression levelsHuman brain samples