2022
Polygenic scores for empathy associate with posttraumatic stress severity in response to certain traumatic events
Wendt FR, Warrier V, Pathak GA, Koenen KC, Stein MB, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, Gelernter J, Goldfarb EV, Baron-Cohen S, Polimanti R. Polygenic scores for empathy associate with posttraumatic stress severity in response to certain traumatic events. Neurobiology Of Stress 2022, 17: 100439. PMID: 35242894, PMCID: PMC8881478, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2022.100439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderTraumatic eventsPolygenic scoringGreater emotional sensitivityChildhood neglect/abusePTSD symptom severityCertain traumatic eventsSevere PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress severityContext of traumaNeglect/abuseEarly life adversityHigher empathyPTSD symptomsEmotional sensitivityHigh empathizersStress disorderLife eventsEmpathyPotential traumaSymptom severityPolygenic scoresAutismStress severityDepression
2021
Posttraumatic stress disorder: from gene discovery to disease biology
Polimanti R, Wendt FR. Posttraumatic stress disorder: from gene discovery to disease biology. Psychological Medicine 2021, 51: 2178-2188. PMID: 33583458, PMCID: PMC8364573, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721000210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide associationEpigenome-wide associationComplex traitsGene discoveryAncestral diversityMorphological similarityHeritable riskDisease biologyDiverse numberBiologyWide arrayTranscriptomicsCertain traumatic eventsTraitsDiversityComplex mental disorderHighest conditional riskPopulationFuture studiesDiscovery