Effects of genetically predicted posttraumatic stress disorder on autoimmune phenotypes
Maihofer A, Ratanatharathorn A, Hemmings S, Costenbader K, Michopoulos V, Polimanti R, Rothbaum A, Seedat S, Mikita E, Smith A, Salem R, Shaffer R, Wu T, Sebat J, Ressler K, Stein M, Koenen K, Wolf E, Sumner J, Nievergelt C. Effects of genetically predicted posttraumatic stress disorder on autoimmune phenotypes. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 172. PMID: 38561342, PMCID: PMC10984931, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02869-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMendelian randomizationTwo-sample Mendelian randomizationLinkage disequilibrium score regressionGenome-wide significant single nucleotide polymorphismsCorrelated horizontal pleiotropyGenetic architectures of phenotypesMultivariable MR analysisSignificant single nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation of posttraumatic stress disorderCausal effectsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic correlationsMR-PRESSOHorizontal pleiotropyStress disorderMR analysisScore regressionGenetic architectureC-reactive proteinInverse varianceMR estimatesNucleotide polymorphismsPathway variablesEpidemiological evidenceEstimating the direct effects of the genetic liabilities to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and behavioral traits on suicide attempt using a multivariable Mendelian randomization approach
Cabrera-Mendoza B, Aydin N, Fries G, Docherty A, Walss-Bass C, Polimanti R. Estimating the direct effects of the genetic liabilities to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and behavioral traits on suicide attempt using a multivariable Mendelian randomization approach. Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 49: 1383-1391. PMID: 38396255, PMCID: PMC11250798, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-01833-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with higher oddsPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumSubstance use disordersSocioeconomic factorsMendelian randomizationBipolar disorderGenetic liabilitySuicide attemptsHigher oddsTwo-sample Mendelian randomizationGenetic liability to bipolar disorderEffects of mental distressUK Biobank (UKBLiability to bipolar disorderMultivariable MR approachMendelian randomization approachComprehensive mental health assessmentGenome-wide association dataRisk of psychiatric disordersMental health assessmentBehavioral traitsAssociated with lonelinessHigh-risk individualsMental distressContext of SA