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
2021
Sex-stratified gene-by-environment genome-wide interaction study of trauma, posttraumatic-stress, and suicidality
Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Levey DF, Nuñez YZ, Overstreet C, Tyrrell C, Adhikari K, De Angelis F, Tylee DS, Goswami A, Krystal JH, Abdallah CG, Stein MB, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Polimanti R. Sex-stratified gene-by-environment genome-wide interaction study of trauma, posttraumatic-stress, and suicidality. Neurobiology Of Stress 2021, 14: 100309. PMID: 33665242, PMCID: PMC7905234, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide interaction studyRisk lociChromatin interaction profilesExtracellular matrix biologyGene-based analysisMatrix biologyMolecular basisTranscriptomic profilesInteraction studiesMultivariate geneGenetic perspectiveSNP effectsSuicidal behavior severityLociNovel targetGenesInteraction profilesSynaptic plasticityCellsInteractorsGenetic riskBiologyStressGxEIndependent cohort
2020
Multivariate genome-wide analysis of education, socioeconomic status and brain phenome
Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Lencz T, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Polimanti R. Multivariate genome-wide analysis of education, socioeconomic status and brain phenome. Nature Human Behaviour 2020, 5: 482-496. PMID: 33349686, PMCID: PMC8068566, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-00980-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial factorsSocioeconomic statusPsychiatric disordersBipolar disorderGenetic riskNeuronal cell typesMajor depressionTourette syndromeBrain morphologyDisordersImaging phenotypesCell typesRisky behaviorsPsychopathologyGenetic overlapRiskGenetic discoveriesPsychiatric traitsStatusSyndrome
2019
Altered functional connectivity and low-frequency signal fluctuations in early psychosis and genetic high risk
Tang Y, Zhou Q, Chang M, Chekroud A, Gueorguieva R, Jiang X, Zhou Y, He G, Rowland M, Wang D, Fu S, Yin Z, Leng H, Wei S, Xu K, Wang F, Krystal JH, Driesen NR. Altered functional connectivity and low-frequency signal fluctuations in early psychosis and genetic high risk. Schizophrenia Research 2019, 210: 172-179. PMID: 30685394, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.12.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityHigh-risk individualsAltered functional connectivityHealthy comparison subjectsGenetic high riskGenetic high-risk individualsLow-frequency signal fluctuationsFunctional magnetic resonanceALFF abnormalitiesALFF measuresFunctional connectivity measuresBasal gangliaFirst episodeHigh riskEarly psychosisComparison subjectsSchizophrenia diathesisSchizophrenia vulnerabilityFESzGenetic riskLow-frequency fluctuationsIllnessSchizophreniaVoxel connectivityGHR
2018
Genome-wide association study identifies glutamate ionotropic receptor GRIA4 as a risk gene for comorbid nicotine dependence and major depression
Zhou H, Cheng Z, Bass N, Krystal JH, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association study identifies glutamate ionotropic receptor GRIA4 as a risk gene for comorbid nicotine dependence and major depression. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 208. PMID: 30287806, PMCID: PMC6172277, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0258-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association study identifiesRisk genesTop risk genesCalcium ion bindingGenomes reference panelFast excitatory synaptic transmissionGenetic risk variantsGenetic basisEnrichment analysisAssociation studiesExome arrayCell adhesionRisk variantsGenesReference panelGenetic riskAMPA-sensitive glutamate receptorsIntronic variantsIon bindingBiological mechanismsConditional analysisGRIA4Excitatory synaptic transmissionSynaptic transmission