2018
Genome‐wide association study of cognitive flexibility assessed by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Zhang H, Zhou H, Lencz T, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome‐wide association study of cognitive flexibility assessed by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2018, 177: 511-519. PMID: 30134085, PMCID: PMC6110090, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesGenome-wide significant associationUbiquitin-specific peptidase 9Top single nucleotide polymorphismsComplex trait analysisEnriched gene setsPolygenic risk score analysisCommon single nucleotide polymorphismsGWS associationsSame effect directionGene setsPopulation variationProtein degradationNongenetic factorsTrait analysisChromosome 15Genetic correlationsRisk score analysisNucleotide polymorphismsEffect directionEuropean-American subjectsGenetic factorsBrain development
2017
A genome-wide gene-by-trauma interaction study of alcohol misuse in two independent cohorts identifies PRKG1 as a risk locus
Polimanti R, Kaufman J, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC, Gelernter J, Stein MB. A genome-wide gene-by-trauma interaction study of alcohol misuse in two independent cohorts identifies PRKG1 as a risk locus. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 154-160. PMID: 28265120, PMCID: PMC5589475, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide interaction studyGene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysisOntology enrichment analysisProtein kinase 1Protein regulationSame effect directionCyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase 1Circadian rhythm regulationRisk lociWide geneEnrichment analysisInteraction studiesKinase 1Individual genetic riskPsychiatric geneticsCalcium-activated potassium channelsGenesLociPRKG1Potassium channelsEffect directionRhythm regulationAlcohol use problemsRegulationAlcohol misuse
2015
Pervasive pleiotropy between psychiatric disorders and immune disorders revealed by integrative analysis of multiple GWAS
Wang Q, Yang C, Gelernter J, Zhao H. Pervasive pleiotropy between psychiatric disorders and immune disorders revealed by integrative analysis of multiple GWAS. Human Genetics 2015, 134: 1195-1209. PMID: 26340901, PMCID: PMC4630076, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-015-1596-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthritis, RheumatoidCentral Nervous SystemCrohn DiseaseGenetic PleiotropyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansImmune System DiseasesMental DisordersNerve Tissue ProteinsOrgan SpecificityPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociSchizophreniaSystems IntegrationConceptsImmune disordersPsychiatric disordersCrohn's diseaseDisorder pairsMHC regionPervasive pleiotropyIntegrative analysisGenome-wide association studiesImmune dysregulationImmunological mechanismsTreatment strategiesTraits/diseasesEpidemiological observationsPsychiatric diseasesBrain disordersSame effect directionDiseaseDisordersGenomic regionsRealm of psychiatryMost allelesStrong pleiotropyAnnotation resourcesChromosome 6Association studies