2021
Genomics of Gulf War Illness in U.S. Veterans Who Served during the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War: Methods and Rationale for Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #2006
Radhakrishnan K, Hauser ER, Polimanti R, Helmer DA, Provenzale D, McNeil RB, Maffucci A, Quaden R, Zhao H, Whitbourne SB, Harrington KM, Vahey J, Gelernter J, Levey DF, Huang GD, Gaziano JM, Concato J, Aslan M. Genomics of Gulf War Illness in U.S. Veterans Who Served during the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War: Methods and Rationale for Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #2006. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 845. PMID: 34202057, PMCID: PMC8301942, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11070845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGulf War IllnessMillion Veteran ProgramVeterans Affairs Cooperative StudyChronic multi-symptom illnessNon-deployed veteransHealth care utilizationMulti-symptom illnessGenome-wide association studiesChart reviewPersian Gulf WarCare utilizationCase definitionMedical recordsDiseases codesHealth QuestionnaireInternational ClassificationGene-environment interactionsLarger sample sizeCase statusU.S. veteransMVP participantsClinical diagnosisCooperative StudyIllnessHealth conditions
2015
Explorative genetic association study of GSTT2B copy number variant in complex disease risks
Iorio A, Polimanti R, Calandro M, Graziano ME, Piacentini S, Bucossi S, Squitti R, Lazzarin N, Scano G, Limbruno GM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Explorative genetic association study of GSTT2B copy number variant in complex disease risks. Annals Of Human Biology 2015, 43: 279-284. PMID: 26207597, DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2015.1049206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds ratioAllergic rhinitisEssential hypertensionRecurrent miscarriageAlzheimer's diseaseCopy number variantsGlutathione S-transferaseCase-control groupPhase II enzymesStudy populationItalian patientsLarger sample sizeDisease statusDisease riskExogenous toxic compoundsPhase IPathological phenotypesDiseaseNumber variantsHealth-related phenotypesFurther investigationGenetic association studiesII enzymesComplex diseasesS-transferase