A novel risk variant block across introns 36–45 of CACNA1C for schizophrenia: a cohort-wise replication and cerebral region-wide validation study
Guo X, Wang S, Lin X, Wang Z, Dou Y, Cao Y, Zhang Y, Luo X, Kang L, Yu T, Wang Z, Tan Y, Gao S, Zheng H, Zhao F, Wang H, Wang K, Xie F, Chen W, Luo X. A novel risk variant block across introns 36–45 of CACNA1C for schizophrenia: a cohort-wise replication and cerebral region-wide validation study. Psychiatric Genetics 2023, 33: 182-190. PMID: 37706495, PMCID: PMC10502955, DOI: 10.1097/ypg.0000000000000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeBrain regionsMRNA expressionSubcortical structuresPathogenesis of schizophreniaRisk variantsRisk genesMultiple brain regionsCortical surface areaPotential regulatory effectsHealthy subjectsMatter volumeSignificant associationCortical regionsSame effect directionSchizophreniaNovel risk variantsSchizophrenia risk allelesAssociation studiesCACNA1CIndependent samplesRegulatory effectsNumerous genome-wide association studiesTop risk genesValidation studyPleiotropic Association of CACNA1C Variants With Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Wang Z, Lin X, Luo X, Xiao J, Zhang Y, Xu J, Wang S, Zhao F, Wang H, Zheng H, Zhang W, Lin C, Tan Z, Cao L, Wang Z, Tan Y, Chen W, Cao Y, Guo X, Pittenger C, Luo X. Pleiotropic Association of CACNA1C Variants With Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2023, 49: 1174-1184. PMID: 37306960, PMCID: PMC10483336, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbad073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeBipolar disorderNeuropsychiatric disordersIntracranial volumeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsParkinson's diseaseCACNA1C variantsCACNA1C mRNARisk allelesAlcohol use disorderAverage cortical thicknessTotal intracranial volumeMultiple psychiatric disordersFalse discovery rate correctionDifferent neuropsychiatric disordersCortical surface areaBrain cohortCortical thicknessIndependent cohortPsychiatric disordersUse disordersMatter volumeSubcortical structuresSubstance dependenceDisease