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Association of Economic Status and Educational Attainment With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Polimanti R, Ratanatharathorn A, Maihofer AX, Choi KW, Stein MB, Morey RA, Logue MW, Nievergelt CM, Stein DJ, Koenen KC, Gelernter J. Association of Economic Status and Educational Attainment With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e193447. PMID: 31050786, PMCID: PMC6503495, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.3447.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Ancestry‐specific and sex‐specific risk alleles identified in a genome‐wide gene‐by‐alcohol dependence interaction study of risky sexual behaviors
Polimanti R, Zhao H, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Ancestry‐specific and sex‐specific risk alleles identified in a genome‐wide gene‐by‐alcohol dependence interaction study of risky sexual behaviors. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2017, 174: 846-853. PMID: 28990359, PMCID: PMC5861711, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32604.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Genetic factor common to schizophrenia and HIV infection is associated with risky sexual behavior: antagonistic vs. synergistic pleiotropic SNPs enriched for distinctly different biological functions
Wang Q, Polimanti R, Kranzler HR, Farrer LA, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Genetic factor common to schizophrenia and HIV infection is associated with risky sexual behavior: antagonistic vs. synergistic pleiotropic SNPs enriched for distinctly different biological functions. Human Genetics 2016, 136: 75-83. PMID: 27752767, PMCID: PMC5215962, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-016-1737-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Interplay Between Risky Sexual Behaviors and Alcohol Dependence: Genome-Wide Association and Neuroimaging Support for LHPP as a Risk Gene
Polimanti R, Wang Q, Meda SA, Patel KT, Pearlson GD, Zhao H, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. The Interplay Between Risky Sexual Behaviors and Alcohol Dependence: Genome-Wide Association and Neuroimaging Support for LHPP as a Risk Gene. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 42: 598-605. PMID: 27531626, PMCID: PMC5240175, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky sexual behaviorAlcohol dependenceLow-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) analysisLeft superior frontal gyrusMultiple sexual partnersDSM-IV criteriaSexual behaviorMagnetic Resonance Imaging AnalysisAnterior cingulate regionsSuperior frontal gyrusMonetary incentive delay taskLifetime alcohol dependenceIncentive delay taskRight amygdalaClinical relevanceSTD riskUnprotected sexBrain circuitryFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysisCingulate regionsSexual partnersFrequency fluctuation analysisFrontal gyrusGenetic findingsReduced activation