2023
Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019
Gulanski B, Goulet J, Radhakrishnan K, Ko J, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Lee K, Heberer K, Lynch J, Streja E, Mutalik P, Cheung K, Concato J, Shih M, Lee J, Aslan M. Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2023, 72: 139-150. PMID: 37668313, DOI: 10.1177/10815589231201141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMetforminMiddle AgedPrediabetic StatePrescriptionsRetrospective StudiesVeteransConceptsBody mass indexVeterans Health AdministrationIncident prediabetesHigh riskHealth AdministrationRetrospective observational cohort studyType 2 diabetes mellitusUse of metforminObservational cohort studyProportion of veteransMetformin prescribingGestational diabetesCohort studyMetformin prescriptionDiabetes mellitusDiabetes preventionMass indexCardiovascular diseaseMultivariable modelPrediabetesSubset of individualsMetforminU.S. veteransHealthcare systemVeterans
2021
Bi-ancestral depression GWAS in the Million Veteran Program and meta-analysis in >1.2 million individuals highlight new therapeutic directions
Levey DF, Stein MB, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Zhou H, Aslan M, Quaden R, Harrington KM, Nuñez YZ, Overstreet C, Radhakrishnan K, Sanacora G, McIntosh AM, Shi J, Shringarpure SS, Concato J, Polimanti R, Gelernter J. Bi-ancestral depression GWAS in the Million Veteran Program and meta-analysis in >1.2 million individuals highlight new therapeutic directions. Nature Neuroscience 2021, 24: 954-963. PMID: 34045744, PMCID: PMC8404304, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-021-00860-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleVeteransConceptsTranscriptome-wide association studyMillion Veteran ProgramTranscriptome-wide association study (TWAS) analysisGenomic risk lociComplex psychiatric traitsGenetic architectureRisk lociGene expressionAssociation studiesLikely pathogenicityPsychiatric traitsVeteran ProgramNew therapeutic directionEuropean ancestryNew insightsAncestryUK BiobankAfrican ancestrySubstantial replicationExpressionLarge independent cohortsGWASTherapeutic directionsGenesLoci