2021
Posttraumatic stress disorder: from gene discovery to disease biology
Polimanti R, Wendt FR. Posttraumatic stress disorder: from gene discovery to disease biology. Psychological Medicine 2021, 51: 2178-2188. PMID: 33583458, PMCID: PMC8364573, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721000210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide associationEpigenome-wide associationComplex traitsGene discoveryAncestral diversityMorphological similarityHeritable riskDisease biologyDiverse numberBiologyWide arrayTranscriptomicsCertain traumatic eventsTraitsDiversityComplex mental disorderHighest conditional riskPopulationFuture studiesDiscovery
2018
Local adaptation in European populations affected the genetics of psychiatric disorders and behavioral traits
Polimanti R, Kayser MH, Gelernter J. Local adaptation in European populations affected the genetics of psychiatric disorders and behavioral traits. Genome Medicine 2018, 10: 24. PMID: 29580271, PMCID: PMC5870256, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-018-0532-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal adaptationPathogen diversityEuropean populationsBehavioral traitsGenome-wide investigationGenome-wide dataPolygenic risk score analysisProtozoan diversityWinter minimum temperaturesGenetic diversityEvolutionary mechanismsPositive selectionWidespread signalMolecular mechanismsTop findingsRisk score analysisDiversityTraitsCommon variationBehavioral phenotypesAdaptationGeneticsPopulationPhenotypeMechanism
2017
Population diversity of the genetically determined TTR expression in human tissues and its implications in TTR amyloidosis
Iorio A, De Angelis F, Di Girolamo M, Luigetti M, Pradotto LG, Mazzeo A, Frusconi S, My F, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M, Polimanti R. Population diversity of the genetically determined TTR expression in human tissues and its implications in TTR amyloidosis. BMC Genomics 2017, 18: 254. PMID: 28335735, PMCID: PMC5364715, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3646-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenotype-phenotype correlationHuman populationComplex genotype-phenotype correlationsFamilial amyloidotic cardiomyopathyTTR expressionTTR amyloidosisGTEx projectGenome ProjectSkeletal muscle tissueAncestral groupsAncestry diversityRelevant tissuesScandinavian populationsAmyloidotic cardiomyopathyPopulation diversityAncestry groupsExpressionHuman tissuesDiversityMuscle tissueHereditary diseasePolygenic scoresTissueClinical variabilityLesser extent
2015
Dissecting ancestry genomic background in substance dependence genome-wide association studies
Polimanti R, Yang C, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Dissecting ancestry genomic background in substance dependence genome-wide association studies. Pharmacogenomics 2015, 16: 1487-1498. PMID: 26267224, PMCID: PMC4632979, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.15.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAlgorithmsAllelesBlack or African AmericanGene FrequencyGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHumansMolecular Sequence AnnotationOpioid-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersTobacco Use DisorderWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenomic backgroundFunctional allelesAssociation studiesCommon functional allelesWide association studyLocal haplotype structureGenetic lociSD traitHaplotype structureRelevant genesGenesLociInteractive partnersPopulation diversityHigh frequency differencesAllelesFrequency differenceGenomeTraitsDiversityRoleVariantsGenetic diversity of disease-associated loci in Turkish population
Karaca S, Cesuroglu T, Karaca M, Erge S, Polimanti R. Genetic diversity of disease-associated loci in Turkish population. Journal Of Human Genetics 2015, 60: 193-198. PMID: 25716910, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2015.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related traitsGenetic diversityNon-European ancestryHuman genetic variationDisease-associated lociGenetic structureComplex traitsGenetic variationTraitsEuropean individualsGenesEast populationDiversityGenetic featuresAncestryPolygenic scoresMiddle East populationLociPopulationPeculiar genetic featuresGenetic predispositionHuman groupsLarge numberTurkish populationLast finding
2013
Functional diversity of the glutathione peroxidase gene family among human populations: implications for genetic predisposition to disease and drug response
Polimanti R, Fuciarelli M, Destro-Bisol G, Battaggia C. Functional diversity of the glutathione peroxidase gene family among human populations: implications for genetic predisposition to disease and drug response. Pharmacogenomics 2013, 14: 1037-1045. PMID: 23837478, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.13.99.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutathione peroxidase gene familyPeroxidase gene familyHuman genetic variationFunctional prediction analysisHigh functional impactHuman populationGenomes Project dataGene familyFunctional diversityRedox regulationGenetic variationDrug responseFunctional differencesFunctional impactAdaptation signalsCommon variantsDiverse responsesGlutathione peroxidaseRare variantsGPX3GPX1Prediction analysisVariantsDiverse susceptibilityDiversity
2012
Human genetic variation of CYP450 superfamily: analysis of functional diversity in worldwide populations
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Human genetic variation of CYP450 superfamily: analysis of functional diversity in worldwide populations. Pharmacogenomics 2012, 13: 1951-1960. PMID: 23215887, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.12.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic diversityHuman genetic diversityHuman genetic variationHuman Genome Diversity ProjectFunctional differencesHuman populationRole of CYP450Functional diversityGenetic variationRelated clinical phenotypesHigh differentiationCYP450 genesHapMap dataDiversity ProjectHuman adaptationF-statisticsDiversityGenesWorldwide populationDrug responseComputational analysisClinical phenotypeAdaptationCYP450Interethnic differences