2023
Functional and molecular characterization of suicidality factors using phenotypic and genome-wide data
Quintero Reis A, Newton B, Kessler R, Polimanti R, Wendt F. Functional and molecular characterization of suicidality factors using phenotypic and genome-wide data. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 1064-1071. PMID: 36604601, PMCID: PMC10005939, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01929-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPolygenic scoringSummary association dataGenome-wide dataSNP effect sizesGenomic structural equation modelingGenetic study designsNew traitsAdmixed AmericansEffect size distributionBiological pathwaysAssociation studiesTranscriptomic featuresMolecular characterizationSusceptibility lociGenetic correlationsAssociation dataWide dataTraitsGenetic contributionEuropean ancestryCommon genetic factorsLociPhenotypeGenetic factors
2022
Genome-wide association study in individuals of European and African ancestry and multi-trait analysis of opioid use disorder identifies 19 independent genome-wide significant risk loci
Deak JD, Zhou H, Galimberti M, Levey DF, Wendt FR, Sanchez-Roige S, Hatoum AS, Johnson EC, Nunez YZ, Demontis D, Børglum AD, Rajagopal VM, Jennings MV, Kember RL, Justice AC, Edenberg HJ, Agrawal A, Polimanti R, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association study in individuals of European and African ancestry and multi-trait analysis of opioid use disorder identifies 19 independent genome-wide significant risk loci. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 3970-3979. PMID: 35879402, PMCID: PMC9718667, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01709-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significant risk lociAssociation studiesVariant associationsLarge-scale genome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsSignificant risk lociPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumMulti-trait analysisPolygenic risk score analysisSingle-variant associationsGWS lociGenetic architectureIndividuals of EuropeanGWS associationsRisk lociGene regionGenomics ConsortiumMillion Veteran ProgramSusceptibility lociAfrican ancestryLociRisk score analysisGenetic informativenessSNPs one
2014
Deletion polymorphism of GSTT1 gene as protective marker for allergic rhinitis
Iorio A, Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Liumbruno GM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Deletion polymorphism of GSTT1 gene as protective marker for allergic rhinitis. The Clinical Respiratory Journal 2014, 9: 481-486. PMID: 24902621, DOI: 10.1111/crj.12170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutathione S-transferaseObserved genetic associationAllergic rhinitisGene familyGenomic DNASusceptibility lociXenobiotic compoundsGenesPhase II enzymesS-transferaseCase-control populationII enzymesOxidative stress-related mechanismsComplex diseasesGenetic associationNull polymorphismHealthy non-allergic subjectsHuman populationStress-related mechanismsDeletion polymorphismNon-allergic subjectsCommon respiratory diseasesBiomarkers of inflammationPolymorphismOxidative stressGSTA1*‐69C/T and GSTO2*N142D as asthma‐ and allergy‐related risk factors in Italian adult patients
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Iorio A, Cortesi M, Papa F, Rongioletti M, Liumbruno GM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTA1*‐69C/T and GSTO2*N142D as asthma‐ and allergy‐related risk factors in Italian adult patients. Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physiology 2014, 41: 180-184. PMID: 24471578, DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory allergyNovel susceptibility lociImportant biochemical featuresGSTO2 gene polymorphismsRisk factorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGlutathione S-transferase enzymesGenomic DNAGST genesMolecular mechanismsCellular protectionItalian adult patientsSusceptibility lociRisk of asthmaPresence of inflammationAdult study populationCommon risk factorsNucleotide polymorphismsFunctional genetic polymorphismsBiochemical featuresAdult patientsAsthmatic childrenGenesLociSubjective symptoms
2011
Association between the c. 2495 A>G ATP7B Polymorphism and Sporadic Alzheimer′s Disease
Bucossi S, Mariani S, Ventriglia M, Polimanti R, Gennarelli M, Bonvicini C, Pasqualetti P, Scrascia F, Migliore S, Vernieri F, Rossini PM, Squitti R. Association between the c. 2495 A>G ATP7B Polymorphism and Sporadic Alzheimer′s Disease. International Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2011, 2011: 973692. PMID: 21760992, PMCID: PMC3132548, DOI: 10.4061/2011/973692.Peer-Reviewed Original Research