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Genome-Wide Analysis of Disordered Eating Behavior in the Mexican Population
Martínez-Magaña J, Hernandez S, Garcia A, Cardoso-Barajas V, Sarmiento E, Camarena B, Caballero A, Gonzalez L, Villatoro-Velazquez J, Medina-Mora M, Bustos-Gamiño M, Fleiz-Bautista C, Tovilla-Zarate C, Juárez-Rojop I, Nicolini H, Genis-Mendoza A. Genome-Wide Analysis of Disordered Eating Behavior in the Mexican Population. Nutrients 2022, 14: 394. PMID: 35057575, PMCID: PMC8778304, DOI: 10.3390/nu14020394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociWide association studySingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesTrait lociMulti-tissue expression quantitative trait lociSummary data-based Mendelian randomization analysisMethylation quantitative trait lociExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide associationGenome-wide thresholdDNA methylation levelsEnhancer marksWide analysisGenetic variationMetabolic domainsSilico function predictionFunction predictionSilico analysisMethylation levelsVariant predictionLociGenetic factorsMexican populationGenome-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 comorbiditiesPolymorphismThe Prevalence of Symptomatology and Risk Factors in Mental Health in Mexico: The 2016–17 ENCODAT Cohort
Medina-Mora M, Genis-Mendoza A, Villatoro Velázquez J, Bustos-Gamiño M, Bautista C, Camarena B, Martínez-Magaña J, Nicolini H. The Prevalence of Symptomatology and Risk Factors in Mental Health in Mexico: The 2016–17 ENCODAT Cohort. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 20: 3109. PMID: 36833803, PMCID: PMC9961066, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthPost-traumatic stressDrug use disordersMental health disordersSymptoms of maniaMental health symptomsRepresentative population sampleLittle recent informationIllegal drugsRisk factorsTobacco useUse disordersHealth disordersResponse rateHealth symptomsPrevalenceSymptomsInterviews of individualsComorbiditiesDrugsPopulation sampleNational surveySymptomatologyDisordersFinal sample
2024
Multi-omics profiling of DNA methylation and gene expression alterations in human cocaine use disorder
Zillich E, Belschner H, Avetyan D, Andrade-Brito D, Martínez-Magaña J, Frank J, Mechawar N, Turecki G, Cabana-Domínguez J, Fernàndez-Castillo N, Cormand B, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Nöthen M, Hansson A, Rietschel M, Spanagel R, Witt S, Zillich L. Multi-omics profiling of DNA methylation and gene expression alterations in human cocaine use disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 428. PMID: 39384764, PMCID: PMC11464785, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-03139-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderUse disorderAlternative splicingHuman prefrontal cortexProfiling of DNA methylationBrodmann area 9Differential alternative splicingDeregulated biological processesPostmortem brain tissueMulti-omics approachCocaine intakeMulti-omics studiesPrefrontal cortexBrain alterationsMulti-omics profilingGene expression alterationsArea 9Fatty acid metabolismReceptor-targeting drugsSpliced transcriptsEpigenome-wideDNA methylationNeuronal morphogenesisAS changesDrug repositioning analysisPhenome-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 diabetesA phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals
Jennings M, Martínez-Magaña J, Courchesne-Krak N, Cupertino R, Vilar-Ribó L, Bianchi S, Hatoum A, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Gelernter J, Artigas M, 23andMe I, Aslibekyan S, Auton A, Babalola E, Bell R, Bielenberg J, Bryc K, Bullis E, Coker D, Partida G, Dhamija D, Das S, Elson S, Eriksson N, Filshtein T, Fitch A, Fletez-Brant K, Fontanillas P, Freyman W, Granka J, Heilbron K, Hernandez A, Hicks B, Hinds D, Jewett E, Jiang Y, Kukar K, Kwong A, Lin K, Llamas B, Lowe M, McCreight J, McIntyre M, Micheletti S, Moreno M, Nandakumar P, Nguyen D, Noblin E, O'Connell J, Petrakovitz A, Poznik G, Reynoso A, Schumacher M, Shastri A, Shelton J, Shi J, Shringarpure S, Su Q, Tat S, Tchakouté C, Tran V, Tung J, Wang X, Wang W, Weldon C, Wilton P, Wong C, Elson S, Edenberg H, Fontanillas P, Palmer A, Sanchez-Roige S. A phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals. EBioMedicine 2024, 103: 105086. PMID: 38580523, PMCID: PMC11121167, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple domains of healthDomains of healthEffects of alcohol consumptionAlcohol consumptionHealth outcomesPhenome-wide association studyAlcohol-related behaviorsCardio-metabolic healthPotential causal effectMendelian randomisation studiesGenome-wide association studiesPhenome-wide associationMR analysisPheWAS associationsMultiple domainsHypothesis-free approachPreventive medicineDiverse cohortPheWASAssociation studiesHealthReproductive healthAlcohol behaviorConsequences of drinkingEuropean cohort
2023
Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex
Rompala G, Nagamatsu S, Martínez-Magaña J, Nuñez-Ríos D, Wang J, Girgenti M, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Hurd Y, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 4544. PMID: 37507366, PMCID: PMC10382503, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMulti-omics findingsGene expression patternsCo-methylation analysisGene expression profilesMulti-omics profilingGene networksDNA methylationNeuronal methylomesDNA hydroxymethylationMethylomic analysisExpression patternsExpression profilesEpigenetic disturbancesUse disordersPsychiatric traitsOrbitofrontal cortexOpioid-related drugsPostmortem orbitofrontal cortexEnvironmental factorsDrug interaction analysisOUD treatmentHuman orbitofrontal cortexOpioid signalingInteraction analysis
2022
The role of alcohol intake in the pharmacogenetics of treatment with clozapine
Monroy-Jaramillo N, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Pérez-Aldana BE, Ortega-Vázquez A, Montalvo-Ortiz J, López-López M. The role of alcohol intake in the pharmacogenetics of treatment with clozapine. Pharmacogenomics 2022, 23: 371-392. PMID: 35311547, DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2022-0006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdverse reactionsAlcohol intakeConcomitant useSevere adverse reactionsGood therapeutic effectPrecision medicine approachRefractory psychosisAtypical antipsychoticsInterindividual responseTherapeutic effectClozapineMedicine approachPharmacogenetic studiesSignificant riskIntakePatientsGenetic variantsPharmacogeneticsAntipsychoticsPsychosisCYP1A2Receptors
2021
Mental Health Problems Due to Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Mexican Population
Genis-Mendoza A, Martínez-Magaña J, López-Narváez M, González-Castro T, Juárez-Rojop I, Nicolini H, Tovilla-Zárate C, Castillo-Avila R. Mental Health Problems Due to Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Mexican Population. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 703450. PMID: 34888275, PMCID: PMC8649920, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.703450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of depressionDepressive symptomsSocial isolationPost-traumatic stressMexican populationSuicidal ideationCOVID-19 pandemicMental healthLow-calorie dietPersonal hygiene habitsYears of ageCOVID-19Cross-sectional online surveyMental health problemsHygiene habitsRisk factorsPsychiatric symptomsGeneral populationHealth problemsMental disordersSymptomsEating habitsPersonal hygieneDepressionPsychoactive substancesAssociation Study among Comethylation Modules, Genetic Polymorphisms and Clinical Features in Mexican Teenagers with Eating Disorders: Preliminary Results
Nolasco-Rosales GA, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Juárez-Rojop IE, González-Castro TB, Tovilla-Zarate CA, García AR, Sarmiento E, Ruiz-Ramos D, Genis-Mendoza AD, Nicolini H. Association Study among Comethylation Modules, Genetic Polymorphisms and Clinical Features in Mexican Teenagers with Eating Disorders: Preliminary Results. Nutrients 2021, 13: 3210. PMID: 34579086, PMCID: PMC8470254, DOI: 10.3390/nu13093210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of Schooling Could Reduce Epigenetic Aging: A Study of a Mexican Cohort
Gomez-Verjan JC, Esparza-Aguilar M, Martín-Martín V, Salazar-Perez C, Cadena-Trejo C, Gutierrez-Robledo LM, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Nicolini H, Arroyo P. Years of Schooling Could Reduce Epigenetic Aging: A Study of a Mexican Cohort. Genes 2021, 12: 1408. PMID: 34573390, PMCID: PMC8469534, DOI: 10.3390/genes12091408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividuals 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 studySitesExpressionActivationPsychiatric Comorbidity in Mexican Adolescents with a Diagnosis of Eating Disorders Its Relationship with the Body Mass Index
Ruiz-Ramos D, Martínez-Magaña JJ, García AR, Juarez-Rojop IE, Gonzalez-Castro TB, Tovilla-Zarate CA, Sarmiento E, López-Narvaez ML, Nicolini H, Genis-Mendoza AD. Psychiatric Comorbidity in Mexican Adolescents with a Diagnosis of Eating Disorders Its Relationship with the Body Mass Index. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 3900. PMID: 33917708, PMCID: PMC8068102, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18083900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexComorbid psychiatric disordersMass indexPsychiatric comorbidityPsychiatric disordersED diagnosisHigher body mass indexMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewMexican adolescentsPresence of comorbiditiesInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewMajor depressive disorderBinge-eating disorderChildren/adolescentsPrevalent comorbiditiesNeuropsychiatric InterviewDepressive disorderComorbiditiesGeneral populationDisorder prevalenceSevere metabolic disruptionsIntegrative treatmentMetabolic disruptionSuicide riskPrevalenceCandidate pharmacological treatments for substance use disorder and suicide identified by gene co‐expression network‐based drug repositioning
Cabrera‐Mendoza B, Martínez‐Magaña J, Monroy‐Jaramillo N, Genis‐Mendoza A, Fresno C, Fries GR, Walss‐Bass C, Armenta M, García‐Dolores F, Díaz‐Otañez C, Flores G, Vázquez‐Roque R, Nicolini H. Candidate pharmacological treatments for substance use disorder and suicide identified by gene co‐expression network‐based drug repositioning. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2021, 186: 193-206. PMID: 33403748, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersBrain gene co-expression networksHub genesPotential pharmacological targetPost-mortem samplesPharmacological treatmentHigh riskCandidate treatmentPharmacological targetsSuicidal behaviorMAOA inhibitorsPrefrontal cortexNonsuicidesDGIdb databaseGene expression profilesPatientsCo-expression networkSuicideDisordersDrugsTreatmentDrug repositioningExpression profilesIndividuals
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
Gene‐level genome‐wide association analysis of suicide attempt, a preliminary study in a psychiatric Mexican population
González‐Castro T, Martínez‐Magaña J, Tovilla‐Zárate C, Juárez‐Rojop I, Sarmiento E, Genis‐Mendoza A, Nicolini H. Gene‐level genome‐wide association analysis of suicide attempt, a preliminary study in a psychiatric Mexican population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2019, 7: e983. PMID: 31578828, PMCID: PMC6900393, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between APOE polymorphisms and lipid profile in Mexican Amerindian population
Martínez‐Magaña J, Genis‐Mendoza A, Tovilla‐Zarate C, González‐Castro T, Juárez-Rojop IE, Hernández‐Díaz Y, Martinez‐Hernandez A, Garcia‐Ortíz H, Orozco L, López‐Narvaez M, Nicolini H. Association between APOE polymorphisms and lipid profile in Mexican Amerindian population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2019, 7: e958. PMID: 31557780, PMCID: PMC6825948, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLDL-C levelsHDL-C levelsLipid profileLipoprotein cholesterolTotal cholesterolBiochemical variablesHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigher HDL-C levelsMexican Amerindian populationsAPOE e4 carriersDifferent APOE allelesObese individualsGene allelesApoE E3E2 alleleApoE isoformsAPOE polymorphismE4 alleleApolipoprotein EAnthropometric measurementsKruskal-Wallis testAPOE allelesLipid metabolismE3 alleleExploratory 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 systemsRegulationVariantsGenetic association analysis of 5‐HTR2A gene variants in eating disorders in a Mexican population
Genis‐Mendoza A, Ruiz‐Ramos D, López‐Narvaez M, Tovilla‐Zárate C, García A, Meda G, Martinez‐Magaña J, González‐Castro T, Juárez‐Rojop I, Nicolini H. Genetic association analysis of 5‐HTR2A gene variants in eating disorders in a Mexican population. Brain And Behavior 2019, 9: e01286. PMID: 31199591, PMCID: PMC6625474, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentification 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