2024
Joint modeling of human cortical structure: Genetic correlation network and composite-trait genetic correlation
Shen J, Zhang Y, Zhu Z, Cheng Y, Cai B, Zhao Y, Zhao H. Joint modeling of human cortical structure: Genetic correlation network and composite-trait genetic correlation. NeuroImage 2024, 297: 120739. PMID: 39009250, PMCID: PMC11367654, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic networksComplex traitsGenetic architecture of complex traitsArchitecture of complex traitsGenome-wide association analysisGenetic correlationsGenetic architectureGenetic variationAssociation analysisGenetic basisPhenotypic similarityGenetic effectsFunctional variationRight hemisphereBrain regionsUK BiobankCortical thicknessTraitsCortical measuresCorrelation networkSignificant pairsHeritabilitySimilarity matrixBrainBrain lobes
2023
Multi-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program
Cheng Y, Dao C, Zhou H, Li B, Kember R, Toikumo S, Zhao H, Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Justice A, Xu K. Multi-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 148. PMID: 37147289, PMCID: PMC10162964, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02409-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-trait genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association studiesNovel lociPower of GWASJoint genome-wide association studyGenome-wide significant lociMillion Veteran ProgramGenome-wide associationSubstance use traitsGWAS summary statisticsNovel genetic variantsMulti-trait analysisFunctional annotationUse traitsSignificant lociHeritable traitMultiple lociAssociation studiesColocalization analysisLociPleiotropic effectsMTAgVeteran ProgramGenetic variantsTraits