2022
Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden
Nichter B, Koller D, De Angelis F, Wang J, Girgenti M, Na P, Hill M, Norman S, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R. Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 6325-6333. PMID: 36444557, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic risk scoresUS military veteransLifetime suicide attemptsSuicide attemptsTrauma exposureTrauma burdenGenetic liabilityMilitary veteransDrug repurposing analysisPopulation-based sampleCumulative trauma exposureLifetime trauma exposureLow trauma exposureSuicide prediction modelsChronic inflammationInflammatory processNervous system developmentRisk scorePsychiatric characteristicsSuicidal behaviorExposure interactionsLarge genome-wide association studiesHigh levelsVeteransSuicidality
2001
Case control and family‐based studies of tryptophan hydroxylase gene A218C polymorphism and suicidality in adolescents
Zalsman G, Frisch A, King R, Pauls D, Grice D, Gelernter J, Alsobrook J, Michaelovsky E, Apter A, Tyano S, Weizman A, Leckman J. Case control and family‐based studies of tryptophan hydroxylase gene A218C polymorphism and suicidality in adolescents. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 2001, 105: 451-457. PMID: 11449398, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal behaviorSuicide riskA218C polymorphismDetailed clinical historyHaplotype relative riskAssociation of suicidalityTransmission disequilibrium test (TDT) methodsTryptophan hydroxylase geneAdolescent suicidal behaviorClinical historySame ethnic populationRelative riskCase controlAA genotypeControl groupFamily-based studySuicide intentSignificant allelic associationSignificant differencesEthnic populationsStructured interviewsInpatient adolescentsRiskAssociationSuicidalityFamily‐based association study of serotonin transporter promoter in suicidal adolescents: No association with suicidality but possible role in violence traits
Zalsman G, Frisch A, Bromberg M, Gelernter J, Michaelovsky E, Campino A, Erlich Z, Tyano S, Apter A, Weizman A. Family‐based association study of serotonin transporter promoter in suicidal adolescents: No association with suicidality but possible role in violence traits. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 2001, 105: 239-245. PMID: 11353442, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnalysis of VarianceCarrier ProteinsFamily HealthFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansIsraelMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMental DisordersNerve Tissue ProteinsPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticPsychology, AdolescentSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSuicide, AttemptedViolenceConceptsSuicidal behaviorDetailed clinical historySerotonin transporter promoterSuicide-related behaviorsPromoter region polymorphismsSerotonin dysfunctionClinical parametersClinical historyBlood samplesHaplotype relative risk methodRelative risk methodSuicidal adolescentsSuicide riskLS genotypeAdolescent inpatientsAnxiety disordersSuicide intentSignificant allelic associationSuicidal adolescent inpatientsSignificant differencesFamily-based association studyPatientsRegion polymorphismsTransporter promoterPossible role
1997
Possible association of a polymorphism of the tryptophan hydroxylase gene with suicidal behavior in depressed patients
Mann JJ, Malone KM, Nielsen DA, Goldman D, Erdos J, Gelernter J. Possible association of a polymorphism of the tryptophan hydroxylase gene with suicidal behavior in depressed patients. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1997, 154: 1451-1453. PMID: 9326831, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.10.1451.Peer-Reviewed Original Research