2023
Cross-Species Convergence of Brain Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Findings in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review
Núñez-Rios D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Krystal J, Martínez-González K, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Cross-Species Convergence of Brain Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Findings in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review. Complex Psychiatry 2023, 9: 100-118. PMID: 37404872, PMCID: PMC10315001, DOI: 10.1159/000529536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchG protein-coupled receptorsPosttraumatic stress disorderEpigenomic findingsEpigenomic studiesEpigenomic profilesTranscriptomic modificationsEpigenetic studiesBrain transcriptomicsBiological pathwaysComplex multifactorial disorderGenesBrain tissueGene-environment interplayStress disorderSpeciesHuman postmortem samplesChemical synaptic transmissionSystematic literature searchEnvironmental factorsCurrent knowledge gapsPotential roleOrexin pathwayPathwayBrain alterationsPeripheral tissues
2022
Sex-Specific Genetic and Transcriptomic Liability to Neuroticism
Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Singh K, Stein MB, Koenen KC, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Davis LK, Polimanti R. Sex-Specific Genetic and Transcriptomic Liability to Neuroticism. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 93: 243-252. PMID: 36244801, PMCID: PMC10508260, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesTranscriptomic profilesAssociation studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphism heritabilityGene expression variationGenome-wide significanceSex-specific geneticChromosomal variationTranscriptomic changesRisk lociExpression variationBiological processesMolecular pathwaysLociPolygenic associationSex-specific effectsGenetic correlatesPolygenic scoresUK BiobankGenetic riskNCOA6GeneticsHeritabilityPathwayFemales
2015
Gene-based and pathway-based genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence
Lingjun Z, ZHANG CK, SAYWARD FG, CHEUNG KH, Kesheng W, KRYSTAL JH, Hongyu Z, Xingguang L. Gene-based and pathway-based genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence. General Psychiatry 2015, 27: 111-118. PMID: 26120261, PMCID: PMC4466852, DOI: 10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.215031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesRisk genesAssociation studiesBiological signaling processesPXN geneGene pathwaysSignaling processesGlycan degradationInteraction pathwayGenetic markersTransporter pathwaysGenesDiscovery samplePathwayReplication sampleAfrican American casesRisk pathwaysMultiple testingBonferroni correctionNew evidence
2013
NKAIN1–SERINC2 is a functional, replicable and genome-wide significant risk gene region specific for alcohol dependence in subjects of European descent
Zuo L, Wang K, Zhang XY, Krystal JH, Li CS, Zhang F, Zhang H, Luo X. NKAIN1–SERINC2 is a functional, replicable and genome-wide significant risk gene region specific for alcohol dependence in subjects of European descent. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 129: 254-264. PMID: 23455491, PMCID: PMC3628730, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesExpression quantitative loci (eQTL) analysisGene regionMetabolic pathwaysQuantitative loci analysisSNP-expression associationsCis-acting regulatory effectsDiscovery sampleSNP-disease associationsNumerous genesReplication sampleLocus analysisAssociation studiesAssociation analysisRisk SNPsTranscript expressionSNPsRegulatory effectsGenesPathwayEuropean descentExpression