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Genetic Liability to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Its Association With Cardiometabolic and Respiratory Outcomes
Pathak G, Singh K, Choi K, Fang Y, Kouakou M, Lee Y, Zhou X, Fritsche L, Wendt F, Davis L, Polimanti R. Genetic Liability to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Its Association With Cardiometabolic and Respiratory Outcomes. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 34-44. PMID: 37910111, PMCID: PMC10620678, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.4127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderBody mass indexMass General BrighamPTSD symptom severityElectronic health recordsSymptom severityRespiratory outcomesMass indexRisk factorsMedical outcomesHealth outcomesMendelian randomizationDisease categoriesGenetic liabilityMeta-analyzed associationsSignificant medical outcomesNonspecific chest painC-reactive proteinMental health disordersUK BiobankMultivariable Mendelian randomizationPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsChest painCardiac dysrhythmiasTobacco smokingAn Atlas of Genetic Correlations and Genetically Informed Associations Linking Psychiatric and Immune-Related Phenotypes
Tylee DS, Lee YK, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Levey DF, De Angelis F, Gelernter J, Polimanti R. An Atlas of Genetic Correlations and Genetically Informed Associations Linking Psychiatric and Immune-Related Phenotypes. JAMA Psychiatry 2022, 79: 667-676. PMID: 35507366, PMCID: PMC9069342, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsImmune-related phenotypesMultivariable adjustmentUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseMendelian randomizationImmune-related disordersReciprocal risk factorsHealth-related behaviorsPsychiatric phenotypesFalse discovery rate correctionAllergic rhinitisGenetic association studiesGenetic associationInflammatory disordersClinical associationsMajor depressionImmune disordersMAIN OUTCOMEPsychiatric disordersSocial determinantsDisordersAssociation studiesColitisAsthma
2021
Host Genetic Liability for Severe COVID-19 Associates with Alcohol Drinking Behavior and Diabetic Outcomes in Participants of European Descent
Wendt FR, De Lillo A, Pathak GA, De Angelis F, Initiative C, Polimanti R. Host Genetic Liability for Severe COVID-19 Associates with Alcohol Drinking Behavior and Diabetic Outcomes in Participants of European Descent. Frontiers In Genetics 2021, 12: 765247. PMID: 34966408, PMCID: PMC8711039, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.765247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsPotential long-term health effectsAlcohol drinking statusLong-term health effectsCOVID-19 risk locusCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 outcomesAlcohol drinking behaviorCOVID-19 epidemiologyMetformin useDiabetic outcomesHematologic biomarkersLong-term consequencesDrinking statusDepressive symptomsHealth effectsSevere responseEuropean descentDrinking behaviorGenetic liabilityInfectionMolecular mechanismsOutcomesRisk lociGenetic contributionPosttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease
O’Donnell C, Longacre L, Cohen BE, Fayad ZA, Gillespie CF, Liberzon I, Pathak GA, Polimanti R, Risbrough V, Ursano RJ, Vander Heide R, Yancy CW, Vaccarino V, Sopko G, Stein MB. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Cardiology 2021, 6: 1207-1216. PMID: 34259831, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.2530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAssociation of PTSDStress disorderTreatment of PTSDFunctional brain imaging studiesViolent personal assaultSevere psychological traumaBrain imaging studiesPotential causal connectionsMaladaptive reactionsPsychological traumaTraumatic eventsPTSD pathophysiologyHuman translational researchCardiovascular diseaseCVD outcomesAnatomical brain regionsPersonal assaultHuman-made disastersMilitary combatBrain regionsBrain changesHuman tissue biobanksBehavioral mechanismsRisk factorsMulti-environment gene interactions linked to the interplay between polysubstance dependence and suicidality
Polimanti R, Levey DF, Pathak GA, Wendt FR, Nunez YZ, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC, Kranzler HR, Stein MB, Gelernter J. Multi-environment gene interactions linked to the interplay between polysubstance dependence and suicidality. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 34. PMID: 33431810, PMCID: PMC7801457, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-01153-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationPolysubstance dependenceSuicide attemptsOdds ratioGene-environment interactionsYale-PennMultivariate logistic regressionImportant risk factorMultivariate gene-environment interactionsMental health risksOpioid dependenceRisk factorsNicotine dependenceSuicidality outcomesCocaine dependenceLogistic regressionSubstance dependenceSuicidalityCohortLifetime suicidalityLinear mixed modelsMultiple substancesArmy STARRSArmy personnelHealth risks
2016
Genome-wide Association Studies of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in 2 Cohorts of US Army Soldiers
Stein MB, Chen CY, Ursano RJ, Cai T, Gelernter J, Heeringa SG, Jain S, Jensen KP, Maihofer AX, Mitchell C, Nievergelt CM, Nock MK, Neale BM, Polimanti R, Ripke S, Sun X, Thomas ML, Wang Q, Ware EB, Borja S, Kessler RC, Smoller JW. Genome-wide Association Studies of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in 2 Cohorts of US Army Soldiers. JAMA Psychiatry 2016, 73: 695-704. PMID: 27167565, PMCID: PMC4936936, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCarrier ProteinsCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, Pair 19Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5Cohort StudiesFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMilitary PersonnelPolymorphism, Single NucleotideStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma-exposed controlsNew Soldier StudyRheumatoid arthritisStress disorderLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderSerious public health concernUnique participantsImmune-related disordersCumulative trauma exposureGenetic risk factorsPublic health concernLogistic regression modelsUS Army soldiersGenome-wide association studiesInflammatory disordersLifetime riskRisk factorsMAIN OUTCOMEPrimary analysisPost Deployment StudyAssociation studiesControl individualsMental disordersSignificant association
2015
Nutritional habits, lifestyle, and genetic predisposition in cardiovascular and metabolic traits in Turkish population
Karaca S, Erge S, Cesuroglu T, Polimanti R. Nutritional habits, lifestyle, and genetic predisposition in cardiovascular and metabolic traits in Turkish population. Nutrition 2015, 32: 693-701. PMID: 26856649, DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2015.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary habitsCausative relationshipGenetic predispositionTurkish populationDifferent cardiometabolic diseasesGenetic factorsCardiometabolic diseasesRisk factorsNutritional habitsDisease riskDifferent biological mechanismsMetabolic traitsSignificant correlationCausative networkGenetic variantsBiological mechanismsGenetic associationCMTPresent studyPredispositionLifestyleAnthropometric traitsHabitsPopulationFactors
2014
GSTA1*‐69C/T and GSTO2*N142D as asthma‐ and allergy‐related risk factors in Italian adult patients
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Iorio A, Cortesi M, Papa F, Rongioletti M, Liumbruno GM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTA1*‐69C/T and GSTO2*N142D as asthma‐ and allergy‐related risk factors in Italian adult patients. Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physiology 2014, 41: 180-184. PMID: 24471578, DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory allergyNovel susceptibility lociImportant biochemical featuresGSTO2 gene polymorphismsRisk factorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGlutathione S-transferase enzymesGenomic DNAGST genesMolecular mechanismsCellular protectionItalian adult patientsSusceptibility lociRisk of asthmaPresence of inflammationAdult study populationCommon risk factorsNucleotide polymorphismsFunctional genetic polymorphismsBiochemical featuresAdult patientsAsthmatic childrenGenesLociSubjective symptomsGSTO1 uncommon genetic variants are associated with recurrent miscarriage risk
Polimanti R, Graziano ME, Lazzarin N, Vaquero E, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTO1 uncommon genetic variants are associated with recurrent miscarriage risk. Fertility And Sterility 2014, 101: 735-739. PMID: 24417908, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent miscarriageUncommon genetic variantsGSTO1 geneRecurrent miscarriage riskGenetic variantsPhysiologic pregnancyPregnancy complicationsRisk factorsMiscarriage riskMAIN OUTCOMERM riskSignificant associationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsWomenK variantGenetic association studiesGSTO1Nucleotide polymorphismsRiskAssociation studiesDetoxification metabolismComplicationsPregnancyMiscarriagePathogenesis
2012
GSTO2*N142D gene polymorphism associated with hypothyroidism in Italian patients
Piacentini S, Monaci PM, Polimanti R, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTO2*N142D gene polymorphism associated with hypothyroidism in Italian patients. Molecular Biology Reports 2012, 40: 1967-1971. PMID: 23079717, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2253-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGST gene polymorphismsGene polymorphismsOxidative stressItalian patientsGST null polymorphismsBiomarkers of inflammationAnti-inflammatory responseLevel of inflammationLogistic regression analysisThyroid hormone productionPhase II enzymesCase-control populationRisk factorsHypothyroid individualsEndocrinal diseasesInflammation disordersPCR-RFLP methodHypothyroidismNull polymorphismThyroid glandGenotype distributionHormone productionGlutathione S-transferaseInflammationPatientsGSTM1 null genotype as risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Italian patients
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Squitti R, Ventriglia M, Cassetta E, Vernieri F, Rossini PM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTM1 null genotype as risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Italian patients. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2012, 317: 137-140. PMID: 22381228, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.01.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGSTM1 null genotypeAlzheimer's diseaseNull genotypeRisk factorsItalian patientsCause of ADLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseLogistic regression analysisGlutathione S-transferaseCase-control populationAD patientsAD riskGSTM1 geneGSTT1 genesGenotype distributionDisease riskNeurodegenerative disordersDiseasePatientsOxidative stressEndogenous metabolitesCommon formRegression analysisPositive associationGSTM1
2011
Glutathione S-transferase variants as risk factor for essential hypertension in Italian patients
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Lazzarin N, Re MA, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Glutathione S-transferase variants as risk factor for essential hypertension in Italian patients. Molecular And Cellular Biochemistry 2011, 357: 227-233. PMID: 21656129, DOI: 10.1007/s11010-011-0893-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential hypertensionArterial hypertensionGST null polymorphismsRisk of hypertensionBlood pressure regulationGSTT1 null individualsGST gene polymorphismsGlutathione S-transferase variantsSex-based analysisHypertensive patientsHypertensive subjectsNormotensive participantsFemale hypertensivesHealthy controlsRisk factorsPCR-RFLP methodHypertensionGST polymorphismsItalian patientsOral swabsGene polymorphismsNull polymorphismGSTO polymorphismsMale subjectsPossible association
2010
Glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphisms and air pollution as interactive risk factors for asthma in a multicentre Italian field study: A preliminary study
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Moscatelli B, Re MA, Fuciarelli R, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphisms and air pollution as interactive risk factors for asthma in a multicentre Italian field study: A preliminary study. Annals Of Human Biology 2010, 37: 427-439. PMID: 20367187, DOI: 10.3109/03014461003636419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutathione S-transferase (GST) gene polymorphismsImpairs pulmonary functionCommon chronic diseasesCase-control studyGlutathione S-transferaseGenotyping of GSTM1Interactive risk factorsFrequency of GSTA1Asthmatic patientsPulmonary functionAsthma developmentRisk factorsChronic diseasesGSTT1 genotypeGSTP1 polymorphismsPCR-RFLP methodAsthma diseaseGene-environment interactionsControl groupGene polymorphismsGSTT1 genesPossible associationReactive oxygen speciesProtection of cellsAsthma