2013
Identification of Pleiotropic Genetic Effects on Obesity and Brain Anatomy
Curran JE, McKay DR, Winkler AM, Olvera RL, Carless MA, Dyer TD, Kent JW, Kochunov P, Sprooten E, Knowles EE, Comuzzie AG, Fox PT, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Identification of Pleiotropic Genetic Effects on Obesity and Brain Anatomy. Human Heredity 2013, 75: 136-143. PMID: 24081229, PMCID: PMC3889074, DOI: 10.1159/000353953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBrain anatomyEnergy homeostasisDevelopment of obesityLeptin-induced signalingCortical surface areaMass indexGut signalsChronic diseasesGlobal burdenObesitySubcortical volumesBiologic underpinningsReward circuitrySupramarginal gyrusGenetic factorsMexican-American individualsCommon genetic mechanismPleiotropic genetic effectsAnatomyBrainNeuroanatomical variationAmerican individualsCurrent knowledgePleiotropic effects
2011
High Dimensional Endophenotype Ranking in the Search for Major Depression Risk Genes
Glahn DC, Curran JE, Winkler AM, Carless MA, Kent JW, Charlesworth JC, Johnson MP, Göring HH, Cole SA, Dyer TD, Moses EK, Olvera RL, Kochunov P, Duggirala R, Fox PT, Almasy L, Blangero J. High Dimensional Endophenotype Ranking in the Search for Major Depression Risk Genes. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 6-14. PMID: 21982424, PMCID: PMC3230692, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.08.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChromosomes, Human, Pair 4Cognition DisordersDepressive Disorder, MajorEndophenotypesFamily HealthFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMexican AmericansMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesQuantitative Trait LociRiskYoung AdultConceptsGenome-wide significant quantitative trait lociSignificant quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociGenome-wide significanceBivariate linkage analysisGenetic utilityTrait lociCausal genesDepression genesLinkage analysisRisk genesPleiotropic effectsExtended pedigreesGenesMexican-American individualsObjective endophenotypesExpression levelsUnrelated individualsFamily-based studyIntermediate phenotypesBiological mechanismsUnbiased methodLociTraitsNew insights