2022
Genome-wide meta-analysis of insomnia prioritizes genes associated with metabolic and psychiatric pathways
Watanabe K, Jansen PR, Savage JE, Nandakumar P, Wang X, Hinds D, Gelernter J, Levey D, Polimanti R, Stein M, Van Someren E, Smit A, Posthuma D. Genome-wide meta-analysis of insomnia prioritizes genes associated with metabolic and psychiatric pathways. Nature Genetics 2022, 54: 1125-1132. PMID: 35835914, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01124-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk lociGenome-wide association studiesSpecific gene setsPrevious genome-wide association studyGene prioritization strategyExternal biological resourcesExtreme polygenicityExpression specificityAssociated lociSignaling functionsGene setsAssociation studiesNeuronal differentiationFunctional interactionGenesLociBiological resourcesPolygenicityNovel strategyPrioritization strategiesSpecific hypothesesDifferentiationPathwayStatistical powerLarge number
2015
Genetic 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