2018
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Epigenetic Measures, and Obesity in Youth
Kaufman J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Holbrook H, O'Loughlin K, Orr C, Kearney C, Yang BZ, Wang T, Zhao H, Althoff R, Garavan H, Gelernter J, Hudziak J. Adverse Childhood Experiences, Epigenetic Measures, and Obesity in Youth. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 202: 150-156.e3. PMID: 30177354, PMCID: PMC6513669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexAdverse childhood experiencesMass indexIndices of obesityAssessment of obesityChildhood experiencesFuture longitudinal studiesObesity riskHealth burdenPsychiatric outcomesSecond cohortObesityNovel interventionsCohortEarly adversityCross-sectional measuresEpigenetic predictorsLongitudinal studySaliva DNAEpigenetic measuresWhole genome testingDiscovery sampleReplication sampleChildrenRisk
2013
Association of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor α2 Gene (GABRA2) with Alcohol Use Disorder
Li D, Sulovari A, Cheng C, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Association of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor α2 Gene (GABRA2) with Alcohol Use Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 907-918. PMID: 24136292, PMCID: PMC3924525, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor geneGABA receptor genesGABAA receptor genesCandidate gene association studiesSAGE data setsBonferroni-corrected thresholdGene association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesGenotype dataStudy of AddictionGamma-aminobutyric acidMammalian brainGenesComplex disorderGABRA2 single nucleotide polymorphismsSubstance dependenceMajor inhibitory neurotransmitterGeneticsInhibitory neurotransmitterVariantsGABA receptorsSignificant associationSubstance abuseMethamphetamine dependence
2004
Central Serotonin Transporter Availability Measured With 123I-CIT SPECT in Relation to Serotonin Transporter Genotype
van Dyck CH, Malison RT, Staley JK, Jacobsen LK, Seibyl JP, Laruelle M, Baldwin RM, Innis RB, Gelernter J. Central Serotonin Transporter Availability Measured With 123I-CIT SPECT in Relation to Serotonin Transporter Genotype. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 161: 525-531. PMID: 14992979, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.3.525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAllelesBrainBrain MappingCarrier ProteinsCocaineFemaleGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticReference ValuesSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTandem Repeat SequencesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsSERT availabilitySerotonin transporter proteinEuropean-American subjectsSERT levelsCentral serotonin transporter availabilitySLC6A4 promoter polymorphismSerotonin transporter availabilitySingle photon emissionEffect of ageLong alleleSerotonin transmissionBrain uptakeLong homozygotesAmerican subjectsTransporter availabilityPromoter polymorphismSerotonin transporter genotypeClinical phenotypeTomography scanningNeuropsychiatric diseasesNonneural cellsFunctional polymorphismsSLC6A4 genotypeNonsignificant tendencyTransporter genotype
2001
Association study of cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) alleles and drug dependence
Covault J, Gelernter J, Kranzler H. Association study of cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) alleles and drug dependence. Molecular Psychiatry 2001, 6: 501-502. PMID: 11526463, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000925.Peer-Reviewed Original Research