2021
ACE2 Netlas: In silico Functional Characterization and Drug-Gene Interactions of ACE2 Gene Network to Understand Its Potential Involvement in COVID-19 Susceptibility
Pathak GA, Wendt FR, Goswami A, Koller D, De Angelis F, Initiative C, Polimanti R. ACE2 Netlas: In silico Functional Characterization and Drug-Gene Interactions of ACE2 Gene Network to Understand Its Potential Involvement in COVID-19 Susceptibility. Frontiers In Genetics 2021, 12: 698033. PMID: 34512723, PMCID: PMC8429844, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.698033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesGenetic variationFunctional characterizationCOVID-19 susceptibilityHuman genetic variationSilico functional characterizationDrug-gene interaction databaseTranscriptomic regulationGene networksGenetic variant associationsMetabolic domainsMulti-level characterizationPhenome-wide associationAssociation studiesDrug-gene interactionsVariant associationsInteraction databasesGenesKey adhesion moleculeGenetic variantsPhenotype categoriesPotential involvementMiRNAsAdhesion moleculesPotential mechanisms
2016
Evidence of Polygenic Adaptation in the Systems Genetics of Anthropometric Traits
Polimanti R, Yang BZ, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Evidence of Polygenic Adaptation in the Systems Genetics of Anthropometric Traits. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0160654. PMID: 27537407, PMCID: PMC4990182, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic adaptationNatural selectionSystems geneticsProtein interaction networksWide association studyPolygenic mechanismsEuropean populationsPolygenic selectionAnthropometric traitsGene networksHuman genomeEpistatic interactionsInteraction networksEnrichment analysisGenetic signaturesSystems biologyAssociation studiesLipid transportMolecular processesAdaptation signalsLocomotory behaviorTraitsSelective mechanismGeneticsInfection resistance