2017
Genomewide association studies of suicide attempts in US soldiers
Stein MB, Ware EB, Mitchell C, Chen C, Borja S, Cai T, Dempsey CL, Fullerton CS, Gelernter J, Heeringa SG, Jain S, Kessler RC, Naifeh JA, Nock MK, Ripke S, Sun X, Beckham JC, Kimbrel NA, VA Mid‐Atlantic Mental Illness Research E, Ursano RJ, Smoller JW. Genomewide association studies of suicide attempts in US soldiers. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2017, 174: 786-797. PMID: 28902444, PMCID: PMC5685938, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide attemptsPlausible susceptibility geneGlobal public health problemPeak SNPPolygenic risk score analysisPublic health problemGenomewide association studiesSignificant SNPsSignificant lociGenetic risk factorsLogistic regression modelsUS military personnelAncestral groupsAssociation studiesGenomewide associationRecent suicide attemptersSusceptibility genesRisk factorsAdrenal cortexCase-control sampleRisk score analysisAncestral subgroupsLarger sample sizeBipolar disorderHealth problems
2014
Novel QTL at chromosome 6p22 for alcohol consumption: Implications for the genetic liability of alcohol use disorders
Kos MZ, Glahn DC, Carless MA, Olvera R, McKay DR, Quillen EE, Gelernter J, Chen X, Deng H, Kent JW, Dyer TD, Göring HH, Curran JE, Duggirala R, Blangero J, Almasy L. Novel QTL at chromosome 6p22 for alcohol consumption: Implications for the genetic liability of alcohol use disorders. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2014, 165: 294-302. PMID: 24692236, PMCID: PMC4172449, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSan Antonio Family StudyGenome-wide SNPsSignificant SNP associationsSignificant pleiotropic effectsCompelling candidate genesStrong genetic correlationPotential risk locusNovel QTLChromosome 6p22.3Significant QTLGene actionChromosome regionsChromosome 4Heritable phenotypesCandidate genesRisk lociLinkage signalChromosome 6p22QTLSNP associationsLinkage regionGenetic correlationsSusceptibility genesPleiotropic effectsGenes
2013
Genome-wide Association Study Identifies New Susceptibility Loci for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Xie P, Kranzler HR, Yang C, Zhao H, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. Genome-wide Association Study Identifies New Susceptibility Loci for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 656-663. PMID: 23726511, PMCID: PMC3810148, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide significanceFirst intronGenome-wide association study analysisGenome-wide association analysisNew susceptibility lociCandidate gene association studiesNew susceptibility genesCommon risk allelesGene association studiesChromosome 7p12Association studiesAssociation analysisSusceptibility lociSusceptibility genesGenetic variantsNucleotide polymorphismsIntronsTLL1GenesLociRisk allelesGenetic factorsSignificant signalEuropean Americans
2012
Linkage Analysis Followed by Association Show NRG1 Associated with Cannabis Dependence in African Americans
Han S, Yang BZ, Kranzler HR, Oslin D, Anton R, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. Linkage Analysis Followed by Association Show NRG1 Associated with Cannabis Dependence in African Americans. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 637-644. PMID: 22520967, PMCID: PMC3699339, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.02.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSusceptibility genesLinkage peakGenome-wide linkage scanAssociation analysisGenome-wide association studiesStudy of AddictionStrong linkage evidenceChromosome 8p21.1AA sampleLinkage scanLocal ancestryAssociation studiesGenetic studiesLinkage analysisReplicated associationsLinkage evidenceGenetic variantsGenesNucleotide polymorphismsGenetic contributionGeneticsNRG1Environment samplesReplication studyANKRD7 and CYTL1 are novel risk genes for alcohol drinking behavior.
Chen XD, Xiong DH, Yang TL, Pei YF, Guo YF, Li J, Yang F, Pan F, Tan LJ, Yan H, Liu XG, Lei SF, Li X, Ning LL, Zhu XZ, Levy S, Kranzler HR, Farrer LA, Gelernter J, Recker RR, Deng HW. ANKRD7 and CYTL1 are novel risk genes for alcohol drinking behavior. Chinese Medical Journal 2012, 125: 1127-34. PMID: 22613542, PMCID: PMC4174677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAlcohol-related phenotypesAssociation studiesUnrelated Caucasian subjectsGenome-wide significance levelAffymetrix 500K SNP arrayK SNP arrayNovel risk genesCaucasian nuclear familiesGWAS technologySuggestive statistical evidenceSNP arrayANKRD7GenesRisk genesSusceptibility genesUnrelated Chinese HansSusceptibility allelesCertain haplotypesComplex disorderReplication sampleEnvironmental factorsUnrelated CaucasiansPhenotypeChinese Han
2004
Confirmation and fine mapping of the chromosome 1 alcohol dependence risk locus
Lappalainen J, Kranzler HR, Petrakis I, Somberg LK, Page G, Krystal JH, Gelernter J. Confirmation and fine mapping of the chromosome 1 alcohol dependence risk locus. Molecular Psychiatry 2004, 9: 312-319. PMID: 15094791, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmission disequilibrium testNovel candidate genesSTR markersTransmission disequilibriumShort tandem repeat markersGenetic linkage studiesFine mappingRepeat markersTandem repeat markersCandidate genesChromosome 1Linkage signalMap intervalSmall nuclear familiesBase pairsGenesLinkage disequilibriumLinkage findingsSusceptibility genesDNA base pairsLinkage studiesSupport intervalBP intervalChromosome 1pDisequilibrium test