2022
Glaucoma Genetic Risk Scores in the Million Veteran Program
Waksmunski A, Kinzy T, Cruz L, Nealon C, Halladay C, Simpson P, Canania R, Anthony S, Roncone D, Rogers L, Leber J, Dougherty J, Greenberg P, Sullivan J, Wu W, Iyengar S, Crawford D, Peachey N, Bailey J, Gaziano J, Ramoni R, Breeling J, Chang K, Huang G, Muralidhar S, O’Donnell C, Tsao P, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Concato J, Warren S, Argyres D, Tsao P, Stephens B, Brophy M, Humphries D, Do N, Shayan S, Nguyen X, O’Donnell C, Pyarajan S, Cho K, Pyarajan S, Hauser E, Sun Y, Zhao H, Wilson P, McArdle R, Dellitalia L, Harley J, Whittle J, Beckham J, Wells J, Gutierrez S, Gibson G, Kaminsky L, Villareal G, Kinlay S, Xu J, Hamner M, Haddock K, Bhushan S, Iruvanti P, Godschalk M, Ballas Z, Buford M, Mastorides S, Klein J, Ratcliffe N, Florez H, Swann A, Murdoch M, Sriram P, Yeh S, Washburn R, Jhala D, Aguayo S, Cohen D, Sharma S, Callaghan J, Oursler K, Whooley M, Ahuja S, Gutierrez A, Schifman R, Greco J, Rauchman M, Servatius R, Oehlert M, Wallbom A, Fernando R, Morgan T, Stapley T, Sherman S, Anderson G, Tsao P, Sonel E, Boyko E, Meyer L, Gupta S, Fayad J, Hung A, Lichy J, Hurley R, Robey B, Striker R. Glaucoma Genetic Risk Scores in the Million Veteran Program. Ophthalmology 2022, 129: 1263-1274. PMID: 35718050, PMCID: PMC9997524, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaInvasive glaucoma surgeryRisk stratificationMillion Veteran ProgramEffect estimatesPOAG casesEuropean ancestryOpen-angle glaucomaCross-sectional studyDegenerative eye diseasesAfrican ancestryVeteran ProgramGenetic risk scoreAggressive treatmentGlaucoma surgeryEarly treatmentIrreversible blindnessEye diseaseHigh riskRisk scoreIncremental riskVisual impairmentGenetic riskVeteransRisk variants
2020
Genetic Architecture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Million Veteran Program
Klarin D, Verma S, Judy R, Dikilitas O, Wolford B, Paranjpe I, Levin M, Pan C, Tcheandjieu C, Spin J, Lynch J, Assimes T, Åldstedt Nyrønning L, Mattsson E, Edwards T, Denny J, Larson E, Lee M, Carrell D, Zhang Y, Jarvik G, Gharavi A, Harley J, Mentch F, Pacheco J, Hakonarson H, Skogholt A, Thomas L, Gabrielsen M, Hveem K, Nielsen J, Zhou W, Fritsche L, Huang J, Natarajan P, Sun Y, DuVall S, Rader D, Cho K, Chang K, Wilson P, O’Donnell C, Kathiresan S, Scali S, Berceli S, Willer C, Jones G, Bown M, Nadkarni G, Kullo I, Ritchie M, Damrauer S, Tsao P, Gaziano J, Ramoni R, Beckham J, Breeling J, Chang K, Huang G, Muralidhar S, O’Donnell C, Casas Romero J, Tsao P, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Concato J, Warren S, Argyres D, Tsao P, Gaziano J, Stephens B, Brophy M, Humphries D, Do N, Shayan S, Nguyen X, O’Donnell C, Pyarajan S, Tsao P, Cho K, Pyarajan S, Hauser E, Sun Y, Zhao H, Wilson P, McArdle R, Dellitalia L, Harley J, Zablocki C, Whittle J, Beckham J, Wells J, Gutierrez S, Gibson G, Kaminsky L, Villareal G, Kinlay S, Xu J, Hamner M, Haddock K, Bhushan S, Iruvanti P, Godschalk M, Ballas Z, Buford M, Mastorides S, Klein J, Ratcliffe N, Florez H, Swann A, Murdoch M, Sriram P, Yeh S, Washburn R, Jhala D, Aguayo S, Cohen D, Sharma S, Callaghan J, Oursler K, Whooley M, Ahuja S, Gutierrez A, Schifman R, Greco J, Rauchman M, Servatius R, Oehlert M, Wallbom A, Fernando R, Morgan T, Stapley T, Sherman S, Anderson G, Tsao P, Sonel E, Boyko E, Meyer L, Gupta S, Fayad J, Hung A, Lichy J, Hurley R, Robey B, Striker R. Genetic Architecture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Million Veteran Program. Circulation 2020, 142: 1633-1646. PMID: 32981348, PMCID: PMC7580856, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.047544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmBlood pressurePolygenic risk scoresAortic aneurysmFamily historyDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureGenome-wide polygenic risk scoreRisk variantsSmoking risk factorsMendelian randomization analysisAAA prevalenceCardiovascular mortalityRisk factorsAAA developmentArterial bedCurrent guidelinesVascular territoriesLower extremitiesMillion Veteran ProgramRisk scoreTherapeutic implicationsCurrent screeningImportant causeAAA risk
2019
M31 GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF COMORBID ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND MAJOR DEPRESSION
Zhou H, Polimanti R, Yang B, Wang Q, Han S, Sherva R, Nunez Y, Zhao H, Farrer L, Kranzler H, Gelernter J. M31 GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF COMORBID ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND MAJOR DEPRESSION. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s971. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInitial Results From An Opioid Dependence Whole Exome Sequencing Study
Gelernter J, Sherva R, Zhao H, Kranzler H, Farrer L. Initial Results From An Opioid Dependence Whole Exome Sequencing Study. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s732. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.06.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid dependenceWhole-exome sequencesAfrican AmericansCase/control studySubstance use disordersSensory neuron developmentRisk markersPain perceptionSynaptic responsesWhole-exome sequencing studiesOD diagnosisUse disordersControl studySynaptic plasticityNeuron developmentExome sequencing studiesSynapse functionEuropean AmericansPrdm12Myotonic dystrophyGene-based testsBonferroni correctionCommon risk variantsOD riskRisk variants
2017
Genetic Risk Variants Associated With Comorbid Alcohol Dependence and Major Depression
Zhou H, Polimanti R, Yang BZ, Wang Q, Han S, Sherva R, Nuñez YZ, Zhao H, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genetic Risk Variants Associated With Comorbid Alcohol Dependence and Major Depression. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 1234-1241. PMID: 29071344, PMCID: PMC6331050, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismBlack or African AmericanComorbidityDepressive Disorder, MajorDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultifactorial InheritanceOrgan SizePutamenSemaphorin-3AUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenetic risk variantsNeuropsychiatric traitsAssociation studiesRisk variantsPolygenic risk allelesPolygenic risk scoresGenetic mechanismsGenetic basisAmerican data setMolecular natureTraitsCriterion countsGenetic causePossible genetic causesMD comorbidityRisk allelesComorbid alcohol dependence
2014
GPA: A Statistical Approach to Prioritizing GWAS Results by Integrating Pleiotropy and Annotation
Chung D, Yang C, Li C, Gelernter J, Zhao H. GPA: A Statistical Approach to Prioritizing GWAS Results by Integrating Pleiotropy and Annotation. PLOS Genetics 2014, 10: e1004787. PMID: 25393678, PMCID: PMC4230845, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesFunctional annotationGWAS datasetsAnnotation informationStatistical approachMultiple GWAS datasetsGenome-wide markersPowerful statistical methodsSingle-phenotype analysisCentral nervous system genesRisk variantsNervous system genesGenotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databaseComplex diseasesGWAS data setsSignificant pleiotropic effectsCommon risk basisDifferent complex diseasesDNase-seq dataCell linesStatistical inferenceGenetic architectureGWAS hitsGWAS resultsNovel statistical approach