2017
Widespread signatures of positive selection in common risk alleles associated to autism spectrum disorder
Polimanti R, Gelernter J. Widespread signatures of positive selection in common risk alleles associated to autism spectrum disorder. PLOS Genetics 2017, 13: e1006618. PMID: 28187187, PMCID: PMC5328401, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutism Spectrum DisorderBipolar DisorderBrainComputational BiologyDepressive Disorder, MajorGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenomicsHumansPituitary GlandPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSchizophreniaTranscriptomeConceptsPositive selectionGene Ontology enrichmentGene expression enrichmentPrevious genetic studiesGWAS summary statisticsNervous system developmentCommon risk allelesPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumSystems geneticsOntology enrichmentRisk allelesSynapse organizationWidespread signaturesEvolutionary processesGenetic studiesGenomics ConsortiumGWASHuman evolutionAllelesIncomplete selectionEffect directionMinor alleleComplete selectionEnrichmentSummary statistics
2013
Genome-wide Association Study Identifies New Susceptibility Loci for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Xie P, Kranzler HR, Yang C, Zhao H, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. Genome-wide Association Study Identifies New Susceptibility Loci for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 656-663. PMID: 23726511, PMCID: PMC3810148, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide significanceFirst intronGenome-wide association study analysisGenome-wide association analysisNew susceptibility lociCandidate gene association studiesNew susceptibility genesCommon risk allelesGene association studiesChromosome 7p12Association studiesAssociation analysisSusceptibility lociSusceptibility genesGenetic variantsNucleotide polymorphismsIntronsTLL1GenesLociRisk allelesGenetic factorsSignificant signalEuropean Americans