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Clozapine Long-Term Treatment Might Reduce Epigenetic Age Through Hypomethylation of Longevity Regulatory Pathways Genes
Pérez-Aldana B, Martínez-Magaña J, Mayén-Lobo Y, de Montellano D, Aviña-Cervantes C, Ortega-Vázquez A, Genis-Mendoza A, Sarmiento E, Soto-Reyes E, Juárez-Rojop I, Tovilla-Zarate C, González-Castro T, Nicolini H, López-López M, Monroy-Jaramillo N. Clozapine Long-Term Treatment Might Reduce Epigenetic Age Through Hypomethylation of Longevity Regulatory Pathways Genes. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 13: 870656. PMID: 35664466, PMCID: PMC9157596, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.870656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathway genesDNA methylomeEpigenetic ageProtein-protein interactionsLong-term treatmentDifferential methylation sitesInfinium MethylationEPIC BeadChipMethylation sitesPsychopharmacological treatmentMethylationEPIC BeadChipContinuous clozapine treatmentDrug-naive patientsGenesMethylomeYears of treatmentLower mortality rateChronological ageCLZ treatmentClozapine treatmentMale patientsDelta agePsychiatric disordersPatientsPsychotic disordersMortality rateGenome-wide association study of psychiatric and substance use comorbidity in Mexican individuals
Martínez-Magaña JJ, Genis-Mendoza AD, Villatoro Velázquez JA, Bustos-Gamiño M, Juárez-Rojop IE, Tovilla-Zarate CA, Sarmiento E, Saucedo E, Rodríguez-Mayoral O, Fleiz-Bautista C, Camarena B, Aguilar A, Gonzalez-Castro TB, Medina-Mora ME, Nicolini H. Genome-wide association study of psychiatric and substance use comorbidity in Mexican individuals. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 6771. PMID: 33762635, PMCID: PMC7990941, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85881-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAllelesBiological Variation, PopulationComorbidityFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePublic Health SurveillanceQuantitative Trait LociRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide correlationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsVertical pleiotropyAssociation studiesWide association signalsGenome-wide associationPolygenic risk scoresQuantitative lociAssociation signalsPhagocytosis pathwayNominal associationTraitsPleiotropyPathwayMeQTLMendelian randomizationGenesLociHigher polygenic risk scoreMicroarrayMultiple logistic modelMexican populationCommon comorbiditiesPolymorphism
2024
F95. LOCAL ANCESTRY-AWARE META-ANALYSIS OF GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN LATIN AMERICAN POPULATIONS
Martinez-Magana J, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Santoro M, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Daviglus M, Perreira K, Nicolini H, Pereira A, Belangero S, Moyses-Oliveira M, Tucker K, Ordovas J, Villatoro-Velazquez J, Montalvo-Ortiz J. F95. LOCAL ANCESTRY-AWARE META-ANALYSIS OF GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN LATIN AMERICAN POPULATIONS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 256. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association study studiesAncestry-specific effectsIntergenic variantAlcohol consumptionAncestry-specific lociNative-American ancestryFrequency of alcohol consumptionAssociated with alcohol consumptionMeta-analysisLocal ancestryAdmixed populationsGWA studiesGenomic backgroundAssociation studiesSLIT3 geneMAGI1 genesGenomics ConsortiumGenetic associationGenesLatin American populationsAfrican ancestryGenetic liabilityUnited StatesAncestryPhenome-Wide Association Study of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes from a Southern Mexican Population Implicates rs7305229 with Plasmatic Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibody (GADA) Levels
Nolasco-Rosales G, Martínez-Magaña J, Juárez-Rojop I, Rodríguez-Sánchez E, Ruiz-Ramos D, Villatoro-Velázquez J, Bustos-Gamiño M, Medina-Mora M, Tovilla-Zárate C, Cruz-Castillo J, Nicolini H, Genis-Mendoza A. Phenome-Wide Association Study of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes from a Southern Mexican Population Implicates rs7305229 with Plasmatic Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibody (GADA) Levels. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 10154. PMID: 39337639, PMCID: PMC11432505, DOI: 10.3390/ijms251810154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPhenome-wide association studyAssociation studiesGenetics of LADANon-European populationsGenome-wideGenetic risk factorsGENESIS packageSoutheastern MexicoPopulation implicationsPheWASFAIM2Risk genotypesAnti-glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodiesGlutamate decarboxylase autoantibodiesAutoimmune diabetesBody adiposity measuresMexican populationLatent autoimmune diabetesPLINKBody mass indexGenesAdiposity measuresChildhood obesityType 2 diabetesExploring the relationship between admixture and genetic susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in two Latin American cohorts
Garzón Rodríguez N, Briceño-Balcázar I, Nicolini H, Martínez-Magaña J, Genis-Mendoza A, Flores-Lázaro J, Villatoro Velázquez J, Bustos Gamiño M, Medina-Mora M, Quiroz-Padilla M. Exploring the relationship between admixture and genetic susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in two Latin American cohorts. Journal Of Human Genetics 2024, 69: 373-380. PMID: 38714835, PMCID: PMC11269173, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-024-01246-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association analysisSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsSingle-nucleotide variantsSingle-nucleotideRisk-associated lociGenome-wide significanceRisk single-nucleotide polymorphismsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderLocal ancestryAssociation lociIntergenic regionAdmixture proportionsAncestral componentsGenomic ancestryAssociation analysisAncestry levelsEuropean ancestryGenetic associationEuropean componentDeficit hyperactivity disorderAncestryGenomeGenesGenetic susceptibilityHyperactivity disorder
2023
Cross-Species Convergence of Brain Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Findings in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review
Núñez-Rios D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Krystal J, Martínez-González K, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Cross-Species Convergence of Brain Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Findings in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review. Complex Psychiatry 2023, 9: 100-118. PMID: 37404872, PMCID: PMC10315001, DOI: 10.1159/000529536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchG protein-coupled receptorsPosttraumatic stress disorderEpigenomic findingsEpigenomic studiesEpigenomic profilesTranscriptomic modificationsEpigenetic studiesBrain transcriptomicsBiological pathwaysComplex multifactorial disorderGenesBrain tissueGene-environment interplayStress disorderSpeciesHuman postmortem samplesChemical synaptic transmissionSystematic literature searchEnvironmental factorsCurrent knowledge gapsPotential roleOrexin pathwayPathwayBrain alterationsPeripheral tissues
2021
Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling in nonagenarians suggests an effect of PM20D1 in late onset Alzheimer’s disease
Coto-Vílchez C, Martínez-Magaña J, Mora-Villalobos L, Valerio D, Genis-Mendoza A, Silverman J, Nicolini H, Raventós H, Chavarria-Soley G. Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling in nonagenarians suggests an effect of PM20D1 in late onset Alzheimer’s disease. CNS Spectrums 2021, 28: 174-182. PMID: 34911598, DOI: 10.1017/s109285292100105x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide DNA methylation profilingEpigenetic clocksWhole blood DNA methylation profilesQuantitative loci analysisCell cycle regulationDNA methylation profilesDNA methylation profilingEpigenetic ageMQTL SNPsBlood DNA methylation profilesHorvath's epigenetic clockInfinium MethylationEPIC BeadChipCycle regulationSynthesis of ceramideDifferential methylationMethylation profilingMethylation profilesLocus analysisMethylation levelsAverage methylationGenesMethylation analysisMethylationEPIC BeadChipPM20D1DMRsIndividuals Diagnosed with Binge-Eating Disorder Have DNA Hypomethylated Sites in Genes of the Metabolic System: A Pilot Study
Rodríguez-López ML, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Ruiz-Ramos D, García AR, Gonzalez L, Tovilla-Zarate CA, Sarmiento E, Juárez-Rojop IE, Nicolini H, Gonzalez-Castro TB, Genis-Mendoza AD. Individuals Diagnosed with Binge-Eating Disorder Have DNA Hypomethylated Sites in Genes of the Metabolic System: A Pilot Study. Nutrients 2021, 13: 1413. PMID: 33922358, PMCID: PMC8145109, DOI: 10.3390/nu13051413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide DNA methylation differencesSubunits of AMPKInfinium Methylation EPIC arrayGenome-wide significanceDNA methylation differencesMethylation EPIC arrayDNA methylationMethylation differencesGene expressionMetabolic processesEPIC arrayGenesEnvironmental changesMetabolic systemsImportant insightsEpigeneticsAMPKMethylationSubunitsPRKAG2DNAPresent studySitesExpressionActivation
2020
High polygenic burden is associated with blood DNA methylation changes in individuals with suicidal behavior
Cabrera-Mendoza B, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Genis-Mendoza AD, Sarmiento E, Ruíz-Ramos D, Tovilla-Zárate CA, González-Castro TB, Juárez-Rojop IE, García-de la Cruz DD, López-Armenta M, Real F, García-Dolores F, Flores G, Vázquez-Roque RA, Lanzagorta N, Escamilla M, Saucedo-Uribe E, Rodríguez-Mayoral O, Jiménez-Genchi J, Castañeda-González C, Roche-Bergua A, Nicolini H. High polygenic burden is associated with blood DNA methylation changes in individuals with suicidal behavior. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 123: 62-71. PMID: 32036075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylation differencesMethylation differencesDiscovery samplePolygenic risk scoresDNA methylation changesSuicidal behaviorGenetic burdenPolygenic burdenPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumEpigenetic variationATP bindingDNA methylationEnvironmental factorsMethylation changesEpigenetic changesGenomics ConsortiumPolygenic componentGenesGenetic variantsPRS analysesRisk scoreMexican individualsBurdenIntegration of approachesNeurodevelopment
2019
Variation in Actionable Pharmacogenetic Markers in Natives and Mestizos From Mexico
Gonzalez-Covarrubias V, Morales-Franco M, Cruz-Correa OF, Martínez-Hernández A, García-Ortíz H, Barajas-Olmos F, Genis-Mendoza AD, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Nicolini H, Orozco L, Soberón X. Variation in Actionable Pharmacogenetic Markers in Natives and Mestizos From Mexico. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2019, 10: 1169. PMID: 31649539, PMCID: PMC6796793, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor continental groupsContinental groupsAllele frequenciesWide genetic variabilityNovel variationGenetic variabilityActionable pharmacogenetic variantsPharmacogenetic variantsGenesNovel SNVsFunctional impactNGS dataPharmacogenomic impactPharmacogenomics Knowledge BaseSequencing filesPharmacogenetic variationSNVsVariantsPharmacogenesAmerican populationActionable variantsPROVEANNativesFATHMMVariationExploratory analysis of genetic variants influencing molecular traits in cerebral cortex of suicide completers
Rodríguez‐López M, Martínez‐Magaña J, Cabrera‐Mendoza B, Genis‐Mendoza A, García‐Dolores F, López‐Armenta M, Flores G, Vázquez‐Roque R, Nicolini H. Exploratory analysis of genetic variants influencing molecular traits in cerebral cortex of suicide completers. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2019, 183: 26-37. PMID: 31418530, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociTrait lociExpression of genesGene expressionGenetic variantsMethylation quantitative trait lociGene expression regulationExpression regulationCandidate genetic variantsDNA methylationMolecular traitsTranscription factorsEnhancer activityCell organizationRegulatory mechanismsGenetic factorsGenotype dataMultiple biological systemsLociGenesExpressionBiological systemsRegulationVariantsIdentification of gene ontology and pathways implicated in suicide behavior: Systematic review and enrichment analysis of GWAS studies
González‐Castro T, Tovilla‐Zárate C, Genis‐Mendoza A, Juárez‐Rojop I, Nicolini H, López‐Narváez M, Martínez‐Magaña J. Identification of gene ontology and pathways implicated in suicide behavior: Systematic review and enrichment analysis of GWAS studies. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2019, 180: 320-329. PMID: 31045331, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesBiological process gene ontologyGene OntologyProtein localizationPositive regulationKEGG pathwaysEnrichment analysisGenomes (KEGG) biological pathwaysHeterotypic cell-cell adhesionCell-cell adhesionGlucose importKyoto EncyclopediaGO analysisCardiomyopathy pathwaysGWAS studiesBiological pathwaysAssociation studiesGenesGenetic contributorsMultiple large-scale studiesEndopeptidase activityInsulin stimulusPathwayRegulationMuscle cell contraction