2019
Genetic associations with suicide attempt severity and genetic overlap with major depression
Levey DF, Polimanti R, Cheng Z, Zhou H, Nuñez YZ, Jain S, He F, Sun X, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC, Smoller JW, Stein MB, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genetic associations with suicide attempt severity and genetic overlap with major depression. Translational Psychiatry 2019, 9: 22. PMID: 30655502, PMCID: PMC6336846, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0340-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGWS associationsGenome-wide significant signalsCircadian clock regulationWide association studyGenetic overlapCatabolism of tyrosineClock regulationFirst GWASSignificant genetic overlapDiscovery GWASChromosome 12Large GWASMolecular mechanismsAssociation studiesChromosome 15Chromosome 18Genetic influencesDiscovery sampleGenetic associationSuicide attempt severityReplication analysisGWASAnaerobic energy productionGenetic risk factorsPolygenic risk scores
2015
The genetics of alcohol dependence: Twin and SNP‐based heritability, and genome‐wide association study based on AUDIT scores
Mbarek H, Milaneschi Y, Fedko IO, Hottenga JJ, de Moor MH, Jansen R, Gelernter J, Sherva R, Willemsen G, Boomsma DI, Penninx BW, Vink JM. The genetics of alcohol dependence: Twin and SNP‐based heritability, and genome‐wide association study based on AUDIT scores. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2015, 168: 739-748. PMID: 26365420, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide complex trait analysisWide association studySNP effect concordance analysisAssociation studiesTop hitsSNP-based heritabilityTwin-based heritabilityPrevious genetic studiesComplex trait analysisFirst GWASGenetic basisTrait analysisGenetic studiesCommon SNPsSNP effectsPrevious GWASGWASLarge-scale biobanksHeritabilityHeritability estimates
2014
Genome-Wide Association Study of Copy Number Variations (CNVs) with Opioid Dependence
Li D, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Li MD, Jensen KP, Zayats T, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. Genome-Wide Association Study of Copy Number Variations (CNVs) with Opioid Dependence. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 40: 1016-1026. PMID: 25345593, PMCID: PMC4330517, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninChromosome DeletionChromosome DisordersChromosomes, Human, Pair 18DNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLeukocyte Common AntigensMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicOpioid-Related DisordersReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2ConceptsCopy number variationsAssociation studiesNumber variationsGenome-wide association studiesWide association studyUnique copy number variationsCommon copy number variationFirst GWASHarbor genesMissing heritabilityHuman genomeGenomic variationBiological importanceGenomeGenesGenetic risk factorsHeritabilitySubstance dependence riskGWASDuplicationDeletionReplicationPolymorphismVariationSmall proportion