2023
W22. DISENTANGLING THE ROLES OF GENETICS AND BODY MASS INDEX ACROSS PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Signer R, Seah C, Young H, de Pins A, Johnson J, Cote A, Huckins L. W22. DISENTANGLING THE ROLES OF GENETICS AND BODY MASS INDEX ACROSS PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s116. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression quantitative trait lociBody mass indexGenome-wide association studiesEffect of body mass indexAssociation studiesAvailability of genome-wide association studyGenetic riskPhenome-wide association studyIndirect effect of body mass indexPsychiatric disordersBody mass index spectrumStatistical fine-mappingQuantitative trait lociGenetic risk modelsCell-type specific mannerTissue enrichmentImpact of body mass indexGWAS lociTranscriptome imputationGenomic lociWhole genomeFine-mappingTrait lociGenomic underpinningsPhenotypic consequences29. GENE EXPRESSION ASSOCIATIONS WITH TRAUMA IN HUMAN POSTMORTEM BRAIN
Hicks E, Seah C, Cote A, Ciarcia J, Chakka A, Group T, Brennand K, Nestler E, Girgenti M, Huckins L. 29. GENE EXPRESSION ASSOCIATIONS WITH TRAUMA IN HUMAN POSTMORTEM BRAIN. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s72. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderHuman postmortem brainPostmortem brainsPsychiatric disordersNeurobiological consequencesTranscriptional signatureMajor precipitating factorEarly life stressCase/control statusGene expression associationsType of traumaStress-related disordersTrauma measuresTrauma-exposed individualsTraumatic Stress DisorderExpression associationsBrain donorsDepressive disorderMale miceFrontal cortexPrecipitating factorsMouse modelAnimal modelsPsychosocial stress
2022
Concerns about the use of polygenic embryo screening for psychiatric and cognitive traits
Lencz T, Sabatello M, Docherty A, Peterson R, Soda T, Austin J, Bierut L, Crepaz-Keay D, Curtis D, Degenhardt F, Huckins L, Lazaro-Munoz G, Mattheisen M, Meiser B, Peay H, Rietschel M, Walss-Bass C, Davis L. Concerns about the use of polygenic embryo screening for psychiatric and cognitive traits. The Lancet Psychiatry 2022, 9: 838-844. PMID: 35931093, PMCID: PMC9930635, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00157-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of complex diseasesPolygenic risk scoresEthical issuesEthical implicationsPersonal viewEmbryo screeningGenetic riskRisk scorePolygenic embryo screeningPsychiatric geneticsInternational Society of Psychiatric GeneticsComplex diseasesViewsPsychiatric disordersRelevant stakeholdersScreeningIn vitro fertilisationScreen embryosInternational SocietyPersonsPrivate companiesSocietyClinical applicationAltered gene expression and PTSD symptom dimensions in World Trade Center responders
Marchese S, Cancelmo L, Diab O, Cahn L, Aaronson C, Daskalakis NP, Schaffer J, Horn SR, Johnson JS, Schechter C, Desarnaud F, Bierer LM, Makotkine I, Flory JD, Crane M, Moline JM, Udasin IG, Harrison DJ, Roussos P, Charney DS, Koenen KC, Southwick SM, Yehuda R, Pietrzak RH, Huckins LM, Feder A. Altered gene expression and PTSD symptom dimensions in World Trade Center responders. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2225-2246. PMID: 35177824, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01457-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD symptom dimensionsPosttraumatic stress disorderCAPS scoresAnxious arousal symptomsSymptom dimensionsWorld Trade Center rescueClinician-Administered PTSD Scale scoresBiomarker of PTSDArousal symptomsCD4 T cellsWorld Trade Center respondersDevelopment of PTSDTotal CAPS scoresCase/control statusTherapeutic target developmentIdentification of biomarkersClinical interview dataResponder cohortPTSD symptom severityPotential biological differencesWTC respondersT cellsGene expressionPTSD studiesPsychiatric disordersChapter 14 Integration with systems biology approaches and -omics data to characterize risk variation
Young H, Cote A, Huckins L. Chapter 14 Integration with systems biology approaches and -omics data to characterize risk variation. 2022, 289-315. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819602-1.00017-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation studiesPatterns of linkage disequilibriumTranscriptome-wide association studyGenome-wide association studiesFunctional genomic annotationsSystems biology approachGenome annotationNoncoding variantsNoncoding regionsLinkage disequilibriumGene regulationRegulatory regionsGene networksGenetic variantsBiology approachFunctional pathwaysRisk variationDevelopmental stagesGenetic riskGenesPathwayUnique considerationsVariantsVariation researchPsychiatric disorders
2019
Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa
Watson H, Yilmaz Z, Thornton L, Hübel C, Coleman J, Gaspar H, Bryois J, Hinney A, Leppä V, Mattheisen M, Medland S, Ripke S, Yao S, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Hanscombe K, Purves K, Adan R, Alfredsson L, Ando T, Andreassen O, Baker J, Berrettini W, Boehm I, Boni C, Perica V, Buehren K, Burghardt R, Cassina M, Cichon S, Clementi M, Cone R, Courtet P, Crow S, Crowley J, Danner U, Davis O, de Zwaan M, Dedoussis G, Degortes D, DeSocio J, Dick D, Dikeos D, Dina C, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Docampo E, Duncan L, Egberts K, Ehrlich S, Escaramís G, Esko T, Estivill X, Farmer A, Favaro A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter M, Fischer K, Föcker M, Foretova L, Forstner A, Forzan M, Franklin C, Gallinger S, Giegling I, Giuranna J, Gonidakis F, Gorwood P, Mayora M, Guillaume S, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Hatzikotoulas K, Hauser J, Hebebrand J, Helder S, Herms S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Herzog W, Huckins L, Hudson J, Imgart H, Inoko H, Janout V, Jiménez-Murcia S, Julià A, Kalsi G, Kaminská D, Kaprio J, Karhunen L, Karwautz A, Kas M, Kennedy J, Keski-Rahkonen A, Kiezebrink K, Kim Y, Klareskog L, Klump K, Knudsen G, La Via M, Le Hellard S, Levitan R, Li D, Lilenfeld L, Lin B, Lissowska J, Luykx J, Magistretti P, Maj M, Mannik K, Marsal S, Marshall C, Mattingsdal M, McDevitt S, McGuffin P, Metspalu A, Meulenbelt I, Micali N, Mitchell K, Monteleone A, Monteleone P, Munn-Chernoff M, Nacmias B, Navratilova M, Ntalla I, O’Toole J, Ophoff R, Padyukov L, Palotie A, Pantel J, Papezova H, Pinto D, Rabionet R, Raevuori A, Ramoz N, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ricca V, Ripatti S, Ritschel F, Roberts M, Rotondo A, Rujescu D, Rybakowski F, Santonastaso P, Scherag A, Scherer S, Schmidt U, Schork N, Schosser A, Seitz J, Slachtova L, Slagboom P, Slof-Op ‘t Landt M, Slopien A, Sorbi S, Świątkowska B, Szatkiewicz J, Tachmazidou I, Tenconi E, Tortorella A, Tozzi F, Treasure J, Tsitsika A, Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor M, Tziouvas K, van Elburg A, van Furth E, Wagner G, Walton E, Widen E, Zeggini E, Zerwas S, Zipfel S, Bergen A, Boden J, Brandt H, Crawford S, Halmi K, Horwood L, Johnson C, Kaplan A, Kaye W, Mitchell J, Olsen C, Pearson J, Pedersen N, Strober M, Werge T, Whiteman D, Woodside D, Stuber G, Gordon S, Grove J, Henders A, Juréus A, Kirk K, Larsen J, Parker R, Petersen L, Jordan J, Kennedy M, Montgomery G, Wade T, Birgegård A, Lichtenstein P, Norring C, Landén M, Martin N, Mortensen P, Sullivan P, Breen G, Bulik C. Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 1207-1214. PMID: 31308545, PMCID: PMC6779477, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTwin-based heritability estimatesEating Disorders Working GroupPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumAnorexia nervosaBody-mass indexSignificant lociGenetic architectureRisk lociGenetics InitiativeGenomics ConsortiumLow body-mass indexMetabo-psychiatric disorderGenetic correlationsMetabolic componentsLociCases of anorexia nervosaPhysical activityAnthropometric traitsPsychiatric disordersHeritability estimatesAnorexia Nervosa Genetics InitiativeNervosaImprove outcomesSU11 GENETICALLY PREDICTED GENE EXPRESSION IN THE BRAIN AND PERIPHERAL TISSUES ASSOCIATES WITH PTSD
Huckins L, Girdhar K, Dobbyn A, Jovanovic T, Nievergelt C, Hoffman G, Maihofer A, Stein M, Sklar P, Ressler K, Buxbaum J, Stahl E, Daskalakis N, Consortium T, Group P. SU11 GENETICALLY PREDICTED GENE EXPRESSION IN THE BRAIN AND PERIPHERAL TISSUES ASSOCIATES WITH PTSD. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s892-s893. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderPsychiatric disordersBrain regionsPost-traumatic stress disorder patientsPost-traumatic stress disorder developmentGenotype-Tissue ExpressionCommonMind ConsortiumIndividuals exposed to traumaDebilitating psychiatric disorderPeripheral tissuesGene expression prediction modelsGene expressionGene-tissue associationsPGC-PTSDStress disorderPTSD riskExpression prediction modelsTrauma typesMulti-system dysregulationImmune dysregulationGenotype dataDisordersGene associationsReference panelGenetic heterogeneity63 TRANSCRIPTOMIC IMPUTATION ANALYSIS IN ANOREXIA NERVOSA IDENTIFIES BOTH METABOLIC AND PSYCHIATRIC AETIOLOGIES
Huckins L, Dobbyn A, Thornton L, Group of the PGC E, Devlin B, Sieberts S, Cox N, Im H, Breen G, Sklar P, Bulik C, Stahl E. 63 TRANSCRIPTOMIC IMPUTATION ANALYSIS IN ANOREXIA NERVOSA IDENTIFIES BOTH METABOLIC AND PSYCHIATRIC AETIOLOGIES. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s818. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene-tissue associationsTranscriptome imputationCommonMind ConsortiumGene expression prediction modelsGenome-wide significant lociTissue-specific gene expressionExpression prediction modelsMetabolic tissuesCaudate basal gangliaSignificant lociGenotype dataCharacterization of AnGene associationsReference panelGene expressionAetiology of ANMetabolic phenotypeMolecular pathwaysGenetic correlationsAssociation TestPsychiatric disordersAN riskMetabolic systemsImputation analysisBackground Anorexia nervosa
2018
Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain
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S, Sim K, So H, Stögmann E, Subramaniam M, Toncheva D, Waddington J, Walters J, Weiser M, Cheng W, Cloninger R, Curtis D, Gejman P, Henskens F, Mattingsdal M, Oh S, Scott R, Webb B, Breen G, Churchhouse C, Bulik C, Daly M, Dichgans M, Faraone S, Guerreiro R, Holmans P, Kendler K, Koeleman B, Mathews C, Price A, Scharf J, Sklar P, Williams J, Wood N, Cotsapas C, Palotie A, Smoller J, Sullivan P, Rosand J, Corvin A, Neale B. Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain. Science 2018, 360 PMID: 29930110, PMCID: PMC6097237, DOI: 10.1126/science.aap8757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersBrain disordersCommon variant riskRisk factorsCommon disorderNeurological disordersDiagnostic misclassificationBrain phenotypesCommon genetic variationControl participantsDisordersVariant riskPhenotypic heterogeneityBrainEtiologic overlapGenetic sharingGenome-wide association studiesCognitive measuresAssociation studiesPhenotype
2013
Olfaction and olfactory-mediated behaviour in psychiatric disease models
Huckins L, Logan D, Sánchez-Andrade G. Olfaction and olfactory-mediated behaviour in psychiatric disease models. Cell And Tissue Research 2013, 354: 69-80. PMID: 23604803, DOI: 10.1007/s00441-013-1617-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory-mediated behaviorsPsychiatric diseasesRodent models of psychiatric disordersModels of psychiatric disordersModels of psychiatric diseaseTests of aggressionModel psychiatric diseaseAssociated with neuropsychiatric diseasesRodent modelsBehavioral paradigmsPsychiatric disordersOlfactory memoryExcellent sense of smellOlfactory functionNeuropsychiatric diseasesExperimental paradigmOlfactory dysfunctionAberrant behaviorBehavioral responsesOlfactory subsystemsEthological contextOlfactory componentsSense of smellSensory cuesSocial interaction