2022
Exploring the genetic overlap between twelve psychiatric disorders
Romero C, Werme J, Jansen P, Gelernter J, Stein M, Levey D, Polimanti R, de Leeuw C, Posthuma D, Nagel M, van der Sluis S. Exploring the genetic overlap between twelve psychiatric disorders. Nature Genetics 2022, 54: 1795-1802. PMID: 36471075, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01245-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPleiotropic single nucleotide polymorphismsPositive genetic correlationStringent P-value thresholdGenetic architectureGenomic regionsGenetic covarianceBiological processesBiological pathwaysMolecular characterizationObserved phenotypicGenetic correlationsGenetic overlapBiological characterizationBiological mechanismsP-value thresholdOnly annotationGenesPleiotropicPairwise comparisonsPhenotypicPathwayAnnotationPolymorphismCharacterization
2021
Biobank Scale Pharmacogenomics Informs the Genetic Underpinnings of Simvastatin Use
Wendt FR, Koller D, Pathak GA, Jacoby D, Miller EJ, Polimanti R. Biobank Scale Pharmacogenomics Informs the Genetic Underpinnings of Simvastatin Use. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2021, 110: 777-785. PMID: 33837531, PMCID: PMC8376807, DOI: 10.1002/cpt.2260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLDL-C concentrationsSimvastatin useLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrationsLipoprotein cholesterol concentrationsDrug-metabolizing enzymesElectronic medical recordsStatin therapyStatin treatmentActivity scoreMedical recordsPilot cohortCholesterol concentrationsEuropean ancestry participantsMetabolizer phenotypeClinical decisionNAT2 allelesPolygenic riskNAT2Good responseUK BiobankBiological mechanismsPharmacogenesAssociationPotential benefitsPhenotype
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