2024
Neuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder
Andrade-Brito D, Núñez-Ríos D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Rompala G, Zillich L, Witt S, Clark S, Lattig M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Che A, Cruz D, Davis D, Girgenti M, Hoffman E, Holtzheimer P, Huber B, Kaye A, Keane T, Krystal J, Labadorf A, Logue M, Marx B, Mash D, McKee A, Miller M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Noller C, Schnurr P, Scott W, Stein T, Ursano R, Williamson D, Wolf E, Young K. Neuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder. Frontiers In Genetics 2024, 15: 1345410. PMID: 38633406, PMCID: PMC11021708, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1345410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderOrbitofrontal cortexEpigenome-wide association studiesUse disorderStudy of alcohol use disorderHuman orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol-related traitsHuman brainPostmortem brain samplesHuman postmortem brain samplesEnrichment analysisDifferential CpG sitesPostmortem brain tissueGenome-wide levelOxidative bisulfite sequencingAssessed 5Functional enrichment analysisBrain tissueFalse discovery rateBisulfite sequencingAssociation studiesDifferential methylationIdentified genesDNA methylation
2022
Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort
Nagamatsu S, Pietrzak R, Xu K, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Montalvo‐Ortiz J. Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort. Addiction Biology 2022, 28: e13259. PMID: 36577721, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusNicotine dependenceVeteran cohortNon-current smokersSerious public health issueNovel treatment strategiesPublic health issueUS military veteransEpigenome-wide association studiesCurrent smokersTreatment strategiesFagerström TestNicotine addictionSmokingHealth issuesRole of epigeneticsMilitary veteransMethylationEPIC BeadChip arraySmokersContinuous variablesF2RL3 geneCohortBiomarkersBeadChip arrayPrevious findingsEpigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Gelernter J, Cheng Z, Girgenti MJ, Xu K, Zhang X, Gopalan S, Zhou H, Duman RS, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak R. Epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 65. PMID: 35177594, PMCID: PMC8854688, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01822-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTranscription regulationCpG sitesGenome-wide association studiesCell type proportionsPosttraumatic stress disorderPotential epigenetic biomarkersSignificant CpG sitesEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationNovel lociCell signalingEpigenetic biomarkersMethylation analysisAxonal guidanceNovel molecular biomarkersEPIC BeadChipLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary veteransPostmortem brain tissueMedial orbitofrontal cortexMolecular biomarkersRegulationU.S. military veterans
2021
DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study
Barcelona V, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Wright ML, Nagamatsu ST, Dreisbach C, Crusto CA, Sun YV, Taylor JY. DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study. BMC Genomic Data 2021, 22: 30. PMID: 34482817, PMCID: PMC8418749, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-00988-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthHealth disordersFull-term birthCentral nervous systemEpigenome-wide association studiesAfrican American womenInterGEN StudyBackgroundPreterm birthMaternal moodWomen 3Cardiovascular diseaseIndependent cohortPhysiologic mechanismsNervous systemAfrican American mothersSignificant CpG sitesEWAS approachWomenBirthSensory processingDNA methylationLong-term epigenetic effectsAmerican womenCommon outcomeFurther studies
2019
Epigenome‐Wide DNA Methylation Association Analysis Identified Novel Loci in Peripheral Cells for Alcohol Consumption Among European American Male Veterans
Xu K, Montalvo‐Ortiz J, Zhang X, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, Gelernter J. Epigenome‐Wide DNA Methylation Association Analysis Identified Novel Loci in Peripheral Cells for Alcohol Consumption Among European American Male Veterans. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 2111-2121. PMID: 31386212, PMCID: PMC9377208, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesDNA methylationCpG sitesSignificant CpG sitesHigh-density methylation arraysNovel DNA methylation sitesNew CpG sitesDNA methylation sitesEpigenome-wide DNA methylationAmino acid transportIndividual CpG sitesGene lengthPeripheral cellsNovel lociDNA sitesKEGG databaseMethylation sitesEnrichment analysisMethylation arraysAssociation studiesAssociation analysisGenesMethylationAcid transportFalse discovery rateGenomewide Study of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Opioid Dependence in European- American Women
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Cheng Z, Kranzler HR, Zhang H, Gelernter J. Genomewide Study of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Opioid Dependence in European- American Women. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 4660. PMID: 30874594, PMCID: PMC6420601, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41110-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesEpigenetic mechanismsAssociation studiesAssociation analysisCpG sitesFirst epigenome-wide association studyGenome-wide association studiesPrevious genome-wide association studyCandidate gene approachChromatin remodelingDNA bindingGene approachGenomewide studiesDNA methylation ageCell survivalEpigenetic biomarkersRisk variantsPopulation stratificationMethylation ageGenesCell projectionsOpioid dependenceNovel peripheral biomarkersEuropean American womenCell proportion