2016
Genetic Relationship between Schizophrenia and Nicotine Dependence
Chen J, Bacanu SA, Yu H, Zhao Z, Jia P, Kendler KS, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Farrer L, Minica C, Pool R, Milaneschi Y, Boomsma DI, Penninx BW, Tyndale RF, Ware JJ, Vink JM, Kaprio J, Munafò M, Chen X. Genetic Relationship between Schizophrenia and Nicotine Dependence. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 25671. PMID: 27164557, PMCID: PMC4862382, DOI: 10.1038/srep25671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathwayGenetic relationshipsEnergy production genesProtein modification genesLong non-coding RNAsNon-coding RNAsMultiple long non-coding RNAsProduction genesModification genesProtein geneInteraction pathwayGenesCalcium signalingP-value thresholdCritical roleRNANeuronal plasticityDifferent hypothesesFurther analysisLong-term potentiationSummary statisticsSignalingTraitsPathwayPlasticity
1999
Population studies of polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter protein gene
Gelernter J, Cubells JF, Kidd JR, Pakstis AJ, Kidd KK. Population studies of polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter protein gene. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 1999, 88: 61-66. PMID: 10050969, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19990205)88:1<61::aid-ajmg11>3.0.co;2-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllele frequency variationImportant genetic variationTransporter protein geneSerotonin transporter protein geneProtein lociGenetic variationProtein geneAssociation studiesFunctional significancePopulation stratificationDepression-related phenotypesAllele frequenciesHaplotype frequenciesLociPolymorphismSLC6A4 polymorphismsGenesGlobal variationVNTR polymorphismPhenotypeDisequilibriumPopulationVariationPromoter polymorphismPopulation studies
1995
Linkage mapping of serotonin transporter protein gene SLC6A4 on chromosome 17
Gelernter J, Pakstis AJ, Kidd KK. Linkage mapping of serotonin transporter protein gene SLC6A4 on chromosome 17. Human Genetics 1995, 95: 677-680. PMID: 7789954, DOI: 10.1007/bf00209486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestriction fragment length polymorphismTransporter proteinsTransporter protein geneSerotonin transporter protein geneNorepinephrine transporter proteinLinkage mapLinkage mappingProtein geneChromosome 16q21Genetic lociCandidate genesUntranslated regionFragment length polymorphismChromosome 17GenesLinkage resultsSitu hybridizationGene SLC6A4Length polymorphismLinkage studiesPCR productsProximal 17qProteinLogical candidate geneSLC6A4