2023
W22. 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 consequencesGenetically Regulated Gene Expression in the Brain Associated With Chronic Pain: Relationships With Clinical Traits and Potential for Drug Repurposing
Johnston K, Cote A, Hicks E, Johnson J, Huckins L. Genetically Regulated Gene Expression in the Brain Associated With Chronic Pain: Relationships With Clinical Traits and Potential for Drug Repurposing. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 95: 745-761. PMID: 37678542, PMCID: PMC10924073, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetically regulated gene expressionMultisite chronic painGene-tissue associationsMean pain scoreUnique genesChronic painAssociation studiesS-PrediXcanGene expressionPain scoresTranscriptome-wide association studyPhenome-wide association studyCardiac dysrhythmiasMetabolic syndromeGenome-wide association studiesAssociated with cardiac dysrhythmiasDrug targetsGenotype-phenotype gapChronic pain developmentAssociation study resultsGene expression changesJoint/ligament sprainsDirection of effectTranscriptome imputationPain traits
2022
Mapping anorexia nervosa genes to clinical phenotypes
Johnson J, Cote A, Dobbyn A, Sloofman L, Xu J, Cotter L, Charney A, Consortium E, Birgegård A, Jordan J, Kennedy M, Landén M, Maguire S, Martin N, Mortensen P, Thornton L, Bulik C, Huckins L. Mapping anorexia nervosa genes to clinical phenotypes. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 2619-2633. PMID: 35379376, PMCID: PMC10123844, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721004554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexGenome-wide association studiesTranscriptome imputationElectronic health record phenotypingAssociation studiesPhenome-wide association studyS-PrediXcan analysisMeasurement of cholesterolTraditional genome-wide association studiesGenes associated with ANAssociation of genetic variantsSubstance useGenetically regulated gene expressionImpact of body mass indexConsequences of aberrant expressionBiobank cohortBiobank populationAssociated with measuresAssociation of ANGWAS findingsSecondary analysisS-PrediXcanDisease riskMass indexSignificant genes
2020
Analysis of Genetically Regulated Gene Expression Identifies a Prefrontal PTSD Gene, SNRNP35, Specific to Military Cohorts
Huckins L, Chatzinakos C, Breen M, Hartmann J, Klengel T, da Silva Almeida A, Dobbyn A, Girdhar K, Hoffman G, Klengel C, Logue M, Lori A, Maihofer A, Morrison F, Nguyen H, Park Y, Ruderfer D, Sloofman L, van Rooij S, Consortium P, Baker D, Chen C, Cox N, Duncan L, Geyer M, Glatt S, Im H, Risbrough V, Smoller J, Stein D, Yehuda R, Liberzon I, Koenen K, Jovanovic T, Kellis M, Miller M, Bacanu S, Nievergelt C, Buxbaum J, Sklar P, Ressler K, Stahl E, Daskalakis N. Analysis of Genetically Regulated Gene Expression Identifies a Prefrontal PTSD Gene, SNRNP35, Specific to Military Cohorts. Cell Reports 2020, 31: 107716. PMID: 32492425, PMCID: PMC7359754, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDexamethasoneDown-RegulationGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMilitary PersonnelPrefrontal CortexRepressor ProteinsRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderGenetically regulated gene expressionPost-traumatic stress disorder casesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexGene expressionU12 intron splicingPrefrontal cortexStress disorderDeployment stressTranscriptome imputationTissue-specific gene expressionDifferential gene expressionMilitary cohortZNF140U12 intronsGenetic heterogeneityExpression changesFunctional roleExogenous glucocorticoidsPeripheral leukocytesEuropean cohortCortexCohortDisordersExpression
2019
63 TRANSCRIPTOMIC IMPUTATION ANALYSIS IN ANOREXIA NERVOSA IDENTIFIES BOTH METABOLIC AND PSYCHIATRIC AETIOLOGIES
Huckins L, Dobbyn A, Thornton L, Group of the PGC E, Devlin B, Sieberts S, Cox N, Im H, Breen G, Sklar P, Bulik C, Stahl E. 63 TRANSCRIPTOMIC IMPUTATION ANALYSIS IN ANOREXIA NERVOSA IDENTIFIES BOTH METABOLIC AND PSYCHIATRIC AETIOLOGIES. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s818. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene-tissue associationsTranscriptome imputationCommonMind ConsortiumGene expression prediction modelsGenome-wide significant lociTissue-specific gene expressionExpression prediction modelsMetabolic tissuesCaudate basal gangliaSignificant lociGenotype dataCharacterization of AnGene associationsReference panelGene expressionAetiology of ANMetabolic phenotypeMolecular pathwaysGenetic correlationsAssociation TestPsychiatric disordersAN riskMetabolic systemsImputation analysisBackground Anorexia nervosa