Featured Publications
Joint modeling of human cortical structure: Genetic correlation network and composite-trait genetic correlation
Shen J, Zhang Y, Zhu Z, Cheng Y, Cai B, Zhao Y, Zhao H. Joint modeling of human cortical structure: Genetic correlation network and composite-trait genetic correlation. NeuroImage 2024, 297: 120739. PMID: 39009250, PMCID: PMC11367654, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic networksComplex traitsGenetic architecture of complex traitsArchitecture of complex traitsGenome-wide association analysisGenetic correlationsGenetic architectureGenetic variationAssociation analysisGenetic basisPhenotypic similarityGenetic effectsFunctional variationRight hemisphereBrain regionsUK BiobankCortical thicknessTraitsCortical measuresCorrelation networkSignificant pairsHeritabilitySimilarity matrixBrainBrain lobesSUPERGNOVA: local genetic correlation analysis reveals heterogeneous etiologic sharing of complex traits
Zhang Y, Lu Q, Ye Y, Huang K, Liu W, Wu Y, Zhong X, Li B, Yu Z, Travers BG, Werling DM, Li JJ, Zhao H. SUPERGNOVA: local genetic correlation analysis reveals heterogeneous etiologic sharing of complex traits. Genome Biology 2021, 22: 262. PMID: 34493297, PMCID: PMC8422619, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02478-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal genetic correlationsComplex traitsGenetic correlationsGenomic regionsLocal genetic correlation analysisGenome-wide association studiesLocal genomic regionsSpecific genomic regionsGenetic correlation analysisDistinct genetic signaturesGenetic similarityGenetic signaturesAssociation studiesTraitsSample overlapStatistical frameworkSummary statisticsDisequilibriumRegionAccurate estimationSimilarity
2024
A mediation analysis framework based on variance component to remove genetic confounding effect
Dong Z, Zhao H, DeWan A. A mediation analysis framework based on variance component to remove genetic confounding effect. Journal Of Human Genetics 2024, 69: 301-309. PMID: 38528049, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-024-01232-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMediation analysis frameworkSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMediation analysisPleiotropic single nucleotide polymorphismsUK Biobank dataConfounding effectsTrait pairsBiobank dataIndividual-levelEpidemiological studiesCausal effectsGenetic signalsEstimated effectsLinear regressionNucleotide polymorphismsStandard errorData analysisGenetic correlationsPhenotypeIndirect effectsPleiotropyVariance componentsOutcomesRegression
2022
Genome-Wide Investigation of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in US Veterans in Relation to Alcohol Consumption Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder
Deak JD, Levey DF, Wendt FR, Zhou H, Galimberti M, Kranzler HR, Gaziano JM, Stein MB, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Deen J, Gaziano J, Beckham J, Chang K, Tsao P, Luoh S, Casas J, Churby L, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Brophy M, Selva L, Shayan S, Cho K, Pyarajan S, DuVall S, Connor T, Argyres D, Aslan M, Stephens B, Concato J, Gelernter J, Gleason T, Huang G, Koenen K, Marx C, Radhakrishnan K, Schork N, Stein M, Zhao H, Kaufman J, Nunez Y, Pietrzak R, Beck D, Cissell S, Crutchfield P, Lance W, Cheung K, Li Y, Sun N, Chen Q, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Gagnon D, Harrington K, Quaden R, O'Leary T, Ramoni R. Genome-Wide Investigation of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in US Veterans in Relation to Alcohol Consumption Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238880. PMID: 36301540, PMCID: PMC9614582, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significant lociGenomic structural equation modelingSignificant lociAlcohol traitsAssociation studiesAfrican ancestry participantsGenome-wide investigationAncestry-specific genome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsPsychiatric traitsLinkage disequilibrium score regressionGenetic associationStrong genetic correlationSingle nucleotide variantsGenetic architectureGenetic association studiesGenetic lociTop associationsNegative rgEuropean ancestry participantsNucleotide variantsFunctional variantsScore regressionTraits
2021
Dissecting the Shared Genetic Architecture of Suicide Attempt, Psychiatric Disorders, and Known Risk Factors
Mullins N, Kang J, Campos AI, Coleman JRI, Edwards AC, Galfalvy H, Levey DF, Lori A, Shabalin A, Starnawska A, Su MH, Watson HJ, Adams M, Awasthi S, Gandal M, Hafferty JD, Hishimoto A, Kim M, Okazaki S, Otsuka I, Ripke S, Ware EB, Bergen AW, Berrettini WH, Bohus M, Brandt H, Chang X, Chen WJ, Chen HC, Crawford S, Crow S, DiBlasi E, Duriez P, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter MM, Gallinger S, Glatt SJ, Gorwood P, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Halmi KA, Hwu HG, Jain S, Jamain S, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Kaplan AS, Kaye WH, Keel PK, Kennedy JL, Klump KL, Li D, Liao SC, Lieb K, Lilenfeld L, Liu CM, Magistretti PJ, Marshall CR, Mitchell JE, Monson ET, Myers RM, Pinto D, Powers A, Ramoz N, Roepke S, Rozanov V, Scherer SW, Schmahl C, Sokolowski M, Strober M, Thornton LM, Treasure J, Tsuang MT, Witt SH, Woodside DB, Yilmaz Z, Zillich L, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Air TM, Alda M, Alfredsson L, Andreassen OA, Anjorin A, Appadurai V, Artigas M, Van der Auwera S, Azevedo MH, Bass N, Bau CHD, Baune BT, Bellivier F, Berger K, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli TB, Binder EB, Boehnke M, Boks MP, Bosch R, Braff DL, Bryant R, Budde M, Byrne EM, Cahn W, Casas M, Castelao E, Cervilla JA, Chaumette B, Cichon S, Corvin A, Craddock N, Craig D, Degenhardt F, Djurovic S, Edenberg HJ, Fanous AH, Foo JC, Forstner AJ, Frye M, Fullerton JM, Gatt JM, Gejman PV, Giegling I, Grabe HJ, Green MJ, Grevet EH, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Gutierrez B, Guzman-Parra J, Hamilton SP, Hamshere ML, Hartmann A, Hauser J, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Hoffmann P, Ising M, Jones I, Jones LA, Jonsson L, Kahn RS, Kelsoe JR, Kendler KS, Kloiber S, Koenen KC, Kogevinas M, Konte B, Krebs MO, Landén M, Lawrence J, Leboyer M, Lee PH, Levinson DF, Liao C, Lissowska J, Lucae S, Mayoral F, McElroy SL, McGrath P, McGuffin P, McQuillin A, Medland SE, Mehta D, Melle I, Milaneschi Y, Mitchell PB, Molina E, Morken G, Mortensen PB, Müller-Myhsok B, Nievergelt C, Nimgaonkar V, Nöthen MM, O’Donovan M, Ophoff RA, Owen MJ, Pato C, Pato MT, Penninx BWJH, Pimm J, Pistis G, Potash JB, Power RA, Preisig M, Quested D, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Ribasés M, Richarte V, Rietschel M, Rivera M, Roberts A, Roberts G, Rouleau GA, Rovaris DL, Rujescu D, Sánchez-Mora C, Sanders AR, Schofield PR, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Serretti A, Shi J, Shyn SI, Sirignano L, Sklar P, Smeland OB, Smoller JW, Sonuga-Barke EJS, Spalletta G, Strauss JS, Świątkowska B, Trzaskowski M, Turecki G, Vilar-Ribó L, Vincent JB, Völzke H, Walters JTR, Weickert C, Weickert TW, Weissman MM, Williams LM, Wray NR, Zai CC, Ashley-Koch AE, Beckham JC, Hauser ER, Hauser MA, Kimbrel NA, Lindquist JH, McMahon B, Oslin DW, Qin X, Agerbo E, Børglum A, Breen G, Erlangsen A, Esko T, Gelernter J, Hougaard D, Kessler R, Kranzler H, Li Y, Martin N, McIntosh A, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Olsen C, Porteous D, Ursano R, Wasserman D, Werge T, Whiteman D, Bulik C, Coon H, Demontis D, Docherty A, Kuo P, Lewis G, Mann J, Rentería M, Smith D, Stahl E, Stein D, Streit F, Willour V, Ruderfer D, Wray N, Ripke S, Mattheisen M, Trzaskowski M, Byrne E, Abdellaoui A, Adams M, Agerbo E, Air T, Andlauer T, Bacanu S, Bækvad-Hansen M, Beekman A, Bigdeli T, Binder E, Bryois J, Buttenschøn H, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Cai N, Castelao E, Christensen J, Clarke T, Coleman J, Colodro-Conde L, Couvy-Duchesne B, Craddock N, Crawford G, Davies G, Degenhardt F, Derks E, Direk N, Dolan C, Dunn E, Eley T, Escott-Price V, Kiadeh F, Finucane H, Foo J, Forstner A, Frank J, Gaspar H, Gill M, Goes F, Gordon S, Weinsheimer S, Wellmann J, Willemsen G, Witt S, Wu Y, Xi H, Yang J, Zhang F, Arolt V, Baune B, Berger K, Boomsma D, Cichon S, Dannlowski U, de Geus E, Depaulo J, Domenici E, Domschke K, Esko T, Grabe H, Hamilton S, Grove J, Hall L, Hansen C, Hansen T, Herms S, Hickie I, Hoffmann P, Homuth G, Horn C, Hottenga J, Hougaard D, Howard D, Ising M, Jansen R, Jones I, Jones L, Jorgenson E, Knowles J, Kohane I, Kraft J, Kretzschmar W, Kutalik Z, Li Q, Lind P, MacIntyre D, MacKinnon D, Maier R, Maier W, Marchini J, Mbarek H, McGrath P, McGuffin P, Medland S, Mehta D, Middeldorp C, Mihailov E, Milaneschi Y, Milani L, Mondimore F, Montgomery G, Mostafavi S, Mullins N, Nauck M, Ng B, Nivard M, Nyholt D, O’Reilly P, Oskarsson H, Hayward C, Heath A, Kendler K, Kloiber S, Lewis C, Li D, Lucae S, Madden P, Magnusson P, Martin N, McIntosh A, Metspalu A, Mors O, Mortensen P, Müller-Myhsok B, Nordentoft M, Nöthen M, O’Donovan M, Paciga S, Pedersen N, Owen M, Painter J, Pedersen C, Pedersen M, Peterson R, Peyrot W, Pistis G, Posthuma D, Quiroz J, Qvist P, Rice J, Riley B, Rivera M, Mirza S, Schoevers R, Schulte E, Shen L, Shi J, Shyn S, Sigurdsson E, Sinnamon G, Smit J, Smith D, Stefansson H, Steinberg S, Streit F, Strohmaier J, Tansey K, Teismann H, Teumer A, Thompson W, Thomson P, Thorgeirsson T, Traylor M, Treutlein J, Trubetskoy V, Uitterlinden A, Umbricht D, Van der Auwera S, van Hemert A, Viktorin A, Visscher P, Wang Y, Webb B, Penninx B, Perlis R, Porteous D, Potash J, Preisig M, Rietschel M, Schaefer C, Schulze T, Smoller J, Stefansson K, Tiemeier H, Uher R, Völzke H, Weissman M, Werge T, Lewis C, Levinson D, Breen G, Børglum A, Sullivan P, Mullins N, Forstner A, O’Connell K, Coombes B, Coleman J, Qiao Z, Als T, Bigdeli T, Børte S, Bryois J, Charney A, Drange O, Gandal M, Hagenaars S, Ikeda M, Kamitaki N, Kim M, Krebs K, Panagiotaropoulou G, Schilder B, Sloofman L, Steinberg S, Trubetskoy V, Winsvold B, Won H, Abramova L, Adorjan K, Agerbo E, Al Eissa M, Albani D, Alliey-Rodriguez N, Anjorin A, Antilla V, Antoniou A, Awasthi S, Baek J, Bækvad-Hansen M, Bass N, Bauer M, Beins E, Bergen S, Birner A, Pedersen C, Bøen E, Boks M, Bosch R, Brum M, Brumpton B, Brunkhorst-Kanaan N, Budde M, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Byerley W, Cairns M, Casas M, Cervantes P, Clarke T, Cruceanu C, Cuellar-Barboza A, Cunningham J, Curtis D, Czerski P, Dale A, Dalkner N, David F, Degenhardt F, Djurovic S, Dobbyn A, Douzenis A, Elvsåshagen T, Escott-Price V, Ferrier I, Fiorentino A, Foroud T, Forty L, Frank J, Frei O, Freimer N, Frisén L, Gade K, Garnham J, Gelernter J, Pedersen M, Gizer I, Gordon S, Gordon-Smith K, Greenwood T, Grove J, Guzman-Parra J, Ha K, Haraldsson M, Hautzinger M, Heilbronner U, Hellgren D, Herms S, Hoffmann P, Holmans P, Huckins L, Jamain S, Johnson J, Kalman J, Kamatani Y, Kennedy J, Kittel-Schneider S, Knowles J, Kogevinas M, Koromina M, Kranz T, Kranzler H, Kubo M, Kupka R, Kushner S, Lavebratt C, Lawrence J, Leber M, Lee H, Lee P, Levy S, Lewis C, Liao C, Lucae S, Lundberg M, MacIntyre D, Magnusson S, Maier W, Maihofer A, Malaspina D, Maratou E, Martinsson L, Mattheisen M, McGregor N, McGuffin P, McKay J, Medeiros H, Medland S, Millischer V, Montgomery G, Moran J, Morris D, Mühleisen T, O’Brien N, O’Donovan C, Loohuis L, Oruc L, Papiol S, Pardiñas A, Perry A, Pfennig A, Porichi E, Potash J, Quested D, Raj T, Rapaport M, DePaulo J, Regeer E, Rice J, Rivas F, Rivera M, Roth J, Roussos P, Ruderfer D, Sánchez-Mora C, Schulte E, Senner F, Sharp S, Shilling P, Sigurdsson E, Sirignano L, Slaney C, Smeland O, Smith D, Sobell J, Hansen C, Artigas M, Spijker A, Stein M, Strauss J, Świątkowska B, Terao C, Thorgeirsson T, Toma C, Tooney P, Tsermpini E, Vawter P, Vedder H, Walters J, Witt S, Xi S, Xu W, Yang J, Young A, Young H, Zandi P, Zhou H, Zillich L, Psychiatry H, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Alda M, Alfredsson L, Babadjanova G, Backlund L, Baune B, Bellivier F, Bengesser S, Berrettini W, Blackwood D, Boehnke M, Børglum A, Breen G, Carr V, Catts S, Corvin A, Craddock N, Dannlowski U, Dikeos D, Esko T, Etain B, Ferentinos P, Frye M, Fullerton J, Gawlik M, Gershon E, Goes F, Green M, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Hauser J, Henskens F, Hillert J, Hong K, Hougaard D, Hultman C, Hveem K, Iwata N, Jablensky A, Jones I, Jones L, Kahn R, Kelsoe J, Kirov G, Landén M, Leboyer M, Lewis C, Li Q, Lissowska J, Lochner C, Loughland C, Martin N, Mathews C, Mayoral F, McElroy S, McIntosh A, McMahon F, Melle I, Michie P, Milani L, Mitchell P, Morken G, Mors O, Mortensen P, Mowry B, Müller-Myhsok B, Myers R, Neale B, Nievergelt C, Nordentoft M, Nöthen M, O’Donovan M, Oedegaard K, Olsson T, Owen M, Paciga S, Pantelis C, Pato C, Pato M, Patrinos G, Perlis R, Posthuma D, Ramos-Quiroga J, Reif A, Reininghaus E, Ribasés M, Rietschel M, Ripke S, Rouleau G, Saito T, Schall U, Schalling M, Schofield P, Schulze T, Scott L, Scott R, Serretti A, Weickert C, Smoller J, Stefansson H, Stefansson K, Stordal E, Streit F, Sullivan P, Turecki G, Vaaler A, Vieta E, Vincent J, Waldman I, Weickert T, Werge T, Wray N, Zwart J, Biernacka J, Nurnberger J, Cichon S, Edenberg H, Stahl E, McQuillin A, Di Florio A, Ophoff R, Andreassen O, Adan R, Alfredsson L, Ando T, Andreassen O, Aschauer H, Baker J, Bencko V, Bergen A, Berrettini W, Birgegård A, Boden J, Boehm I, Boni C, Perica V, Brandt H, Breen G, Bryois J, Buehren K, Bulik C, Burghardt R, Carlberg L, Cassina M, Cichon S, Clementi M, Coleman J, Cone R, Courtet P, Crawford S, 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, Martinez E, Duncan L, Egberts K, Marshall C, Martin N, Mattheisen M, Mattingsdal M, McDevitt S, McGuffin P, Medland S, Metspalu A, Meulenbelt I, Micali N, Mitchell J, Mitchell K, Monteleone P, Monteleone A, Montgomery G, Mortensen P, Munn-Chernoff M, Nacmias B, Navratilova M, Ntalla I, Olsen M, Ophoff R, O’Toole J, Padyukov L, Palotie A, Pantel J, Papezova H, Parker R, Pearson J, Pedersen N, Ehrlich S, Escaramís G, Esko T, Espeseth T, Estivill X, Farmer A, Favaro A, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter M, Fischer K, Floyd J, Föcker M, Foretova L, Forstner A, Forzan M, Franklin C, Gallinger S, Gambaro G, Gaspar H, Giegling I, Giuranna J, Giusti-Rodríquez P, Gonidakis F, Gordon S, Gorwood P, Mayora M, Grove J, Guillaume S, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Halmi K, Hanscombe K, Hatzikotoulas K, Hauser E, Hebebrand J, Helder S, Henders A, Herms S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Herzog W, Hinney A, Horwood L, Hübel C, Petersen L, Pinto D, Purves K, Raevuori A, Ramoz N, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ricca V, Ripatti S, Ripke S, Ritschel F, Roberts M, Rujescu D, Rybakowski F, Santonastaso P, Scherag A, Scherer S, Schmidt U, Schork N, Schosser A, Seitz J, Slachtova L, Slagboom P, Landt M, Slopien A, Soranzo N, Sorbi S, Southam L, Steen V, Strober M, Huckins L, Hudson J, Imgart H, Inoko H, Janout V, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Jordan J, Julià A, Kalsi G, Kaminská D, Kaplan A, Kaprio J, Karhunen L, Karwautz A, Kas M, Kaye W, Kennedy M, Kennedy M, Keski-Rahkonen A, Kiezebrink K, Kim Y, Kirk K, Klareskog L, Klump K, Knudsen G, Landén M, Larsen J, Le Hellard S, Leppä V, Li D, Lichtenstein P, Lilenfeld L, Lin B, Lissowska J, Lundervold A, Luykx J, Magistretti P, Maj M, Mannik K, Marsal S, Stuber G, Sullivan P, Świątkowska B, Szatkiewicz J, Tachmazidou I, Tenconi E, Thornton L, Tortorella A, Tozzi F, Treasure J, Tsitsika A, Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor M, Tziouvas K, van Elburg A, van Furth E, Wade T, Wagner G, Walton E, Watson H, Werge T, Whiteman D, Wichmann H, Widen E, Woodside D, Yao S, Yilmaz Z, Zeggini E, Zerwas S, Zipfel S, Witt S, Streit F, Jungkunz M, Frank J, Awasthi S, Treutlein J, Dietl L, Schwarze C, Dahmen N, Schott B, Nöthen M, Ripke S, Mobascher A, Rujescu D, Lieb K, Roepke S, Schmahl C, Bohus M, Rietschel M, Crivelli S, Dennis M, Harvey P, Carter B, Huffman J, Jacobson D, Madduri R, Olsen C, Pestian J, Gaziano J, Muralidhar S, Ramoni R, Beckham J, Chang K, O’Donnell C, Tsao P, Breeling J, Huang G, Romero J, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Aslan M, Connor T, Argyres D, Tsao P, Gaziano J, Stephens B, Brophy M, Humphries D, Selva L, Do N, Shayan S, Cho K, O’Donnell C, O’Donnell C, Pyarajan S, Tsao P, Cho K, Pyarajan S, Hauser E, Sun Y, Zhao H, Wilson P, McArdle R, Dellitalia L, Mattocks K, Harley J, Zablocki C, Whittle J, Jacono F, Beckham J, Gutierrez S, Gibson G, Hammer K, Kaminsky L, Villareal G, Kinlay S, Xu J, Hamner M, Mathew R, Bhushan S, Iruvanti P, Godschalk M, Ballas Z, Ivins D, Mastorides S, Moorman J, Gappy S, Klein J, Ratcliffe N, Florez H, Okusaga O, Murdoch M, Sriram P, Yeh S, Tandon N, Jhala D, Aguayo S, Cohen D, Sharma S, Liangpunsakul S, Oursler K, Whooley M, Ahuja S, Constans J, Meyer P, Greco J, Rauchman M, Servatius R, Gaddy M, Wallbom A, Morgan T, Stapley T, Sherman S, Ross G, Tsao P, Strollo P, Boyko E, Meyer L, Gupta S, Huq M, Fayad J, Hung A, Lichy J, Hurley R, Robey B, Striker R. Dissecting the Shared Genetic Architecture of Suicide Attempt, Psychiatric Disorders, and Known Risk Factors. Biological Psychiatry 2021, 91: 313-327. PMID: 34861974, PMCID: PMC8851871, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.05.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenetic architecturePsychiatric disordersGenetic correlationsRisk factorsGenome-wide significanceDivergent genetic architecturesGWAS summary statisticsShared genetic architectureStrong genetic correlationIntergenic lociSuicide attemptsReproductive traitsKnown Risk FactorsRisk lociPoor general healthChromosome 7Association studiesRelated psychiatric disordersMillion Veteran ProgramSuicide attempt casesLow socioeconomic statusLociNonfatal suicide attemptsGenetic effects
2020
A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder
Johnson EC, Demontis D, Thorgeirsson TE, Walters RK, Polimanti R, Hatoum AS, Sanchez-Roige S, Paul SE, Wendt FR, Clarke TK, Lai D, Reginsson GW, Zhou H, He J, Baranger DAA, Gudbjartsson DF, Wedow R, Adkins DE, Adkins AE, Alexander J, Bacanu SA, Bigdeli TB, Boden J, Brown SA, Bucholz KK, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Corley RP, Degenhardt L, Dick DM, Domingue BW, Fox L, Goate AM, Gordon SD, Hack LM, Hancock DB, Hartz SM, Hickie IB, Hougaard DM, Krauter K, Lind PA, McClintick JN, McQueen MB, Meyers JL, Montgomery GW, Mors O, Mortensen PB, Nordentoft M, Pearson JF, Peterson RE, Reynolds MD, Rice JP, Runarsdottir V, Saccone NL, Sherva R, Silberg JL, Tarter RE, Tyrfingsson T, Wall TL, Webb BT, Werge T, Wetherill L, Wright MJ, Zellers S, Adams MJ, Bierut LJ, Boardman JD, Copeland WE, Farrer LA, Foroud TM, Gillespie NA, Grucza RA, Harris KM, Heath AC, Hesselbrock V, Hewitt JK, Hopfer CJ, Horwood J, Iacono WG, Johnson EO, Kendler KS, Kennedy MA, Kranzler HR, Madden PAF, Maes HH, Maher BS, Martin NG, McGue M, McIntosh AM, Medland SE, Nelson EC, Porjesz B, Riley BP, Stallings MC, Vanyukov MM, Vrieze S, Workgroup P, Walters R, Polimanti R, Johnson E, McClintick J, Hatoum A, He J, Wendt F, Zhou H, Adams M, Adkins A, Aliev F, Bacanu S, Batzler A, Bertelsen S, Biernacka J, Bigdeli T, Chen L, Clarke T, Chou Y, Degenhardt F, Docherty A, Edwards A, Fontanillas P, Foo J, Fox L, Frank J, Giegling I, Gordon S, Hack L, Hartmann A, Hartz S, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Herms S, Hodgkinson C, Hoffman P, Hottenga J, Kennedy M, Alanne-Kinnunen M, Konte B, Lahti J, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, Lai D, Ligthart L, Loukola A, Maher B, Mbarek H, McIntosh A, McQueen M, Meyers J, Milaneschi Y, Palviainen T, Pearson J, Peterson R, Ripatti S, Ryu E, Saccone N, Salvatore J, Sanchez-Roige S, Schwandt M, Sherva R, Streit F, Strohmaier J, Thomas N, Wang J, Webb B, Wedow R, Wetherill L, Wills A, Boardman J, Chen D, Choi D, Copeland W, Culverhouse R, Dahmen N, Degenhardt L, Domingue B, Elson S, Frye M, Gäbel W, Hayward C, Ising M, Keyes M, Kiefer F, Kramer J, Kuperman S, Lucae S, Lynskey M, Maier W, Mann K, Männistö S, Müller-Myhsok B, Murray A, Nurnberger J, Palotie A, Preuss U, Räikkönen K, Reynolds M, Ridinger M, Scherbaum N, Schuckit M, Soyka M, Treutlein J, Witt S, Wodarz N, Zill P, Adkins D, Boden J, Boomsma D, Bierut L, Brown S, Bucholz K, Cichon S, Costello E, de Wit H, Diazgranados N, Dick D, Eriksson J, Farrer L, Foroud T, Gillespie N, Goate A, Goldman D, Grucza R, Hancock D, Harris K, Heath A, Hesselbrock V, Hewitt J, Hopfer C, Horwood J, Iacono W, Johnson E, Kaprio J, Karpyak V, Kendler K, Kranzler H, Krauter K, Lichtenstein P, Lind P, McGue M, MacKillop J, Madden P, Maes H, Magnusson P, Martin N, Medland S, Montgomery G, Nelson E, Nöthen M, Palmer A, Pederson N, Penninx B, Porjesz B, Rice J, Rietschel M, Riley B, Rose R, Rujescu D, Shen P, Silberg J, Stallings M, Tarter R, Vanyukov M, Vrieze S, Wall T, Whitfield J, Zhao H, Neale B, Gelernter J, Edenberg H, Agrawal A, Davis L, Bogdan R, Gelernter J, Edenberg H, Stefansson K, Børglum A, Agrawal A. A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 7: 1032-1045. PMID: 33096046, PMCID: PMC7674631, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30339-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesGenome-wide significant lociLarge-scale genome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsChromosome 7 locusTraits of interestLarge genome-wide association studiesLinkage disequilibrium score regressionChromosome 8 locusDifferent genetic underpinningsDifferent genetic correlationsWellcome Trust Case Control ConsortiumDisequilibrium score regressionNovel genetic variantsStrong genetic componentSignificant lociGenetic lociGenetic underpinningsGenetic componentLociScore regressionGenetic variantsGenetic overlapIntegrative sequencing
2019
Genome-wide Association Study of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in >140,000 U.S. European and African American Veterans Yields Novel Risk Loci
Gelernter J, Sun N, Polimanti R, Pietrzak RH, Levey DF, Lu Q, Hu Y, Li B, Radhakrishnan K, Aslan M, Cheung KH, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Harrington K, Chen Q, Cho K, Honerlaw J, Pyarajan S, Lencz T, Quaden R, Shi Y, Hunter-Zinck H, Gaziano JM, Kranzler HR, Concato J, Zhao H, Stein MB, Program D, Program M. Genome-wide Association Study of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in >140,000 U.S. European and African American Veterans Yields Novel Risk Loci. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 86: 365-376. PMID: 31151762, PMCID: PMC6919570, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional genome-wide significant lociRisk lociWide association study (GWAS) analysisAssociation studiesGenome-wide significant lociGenome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsWide association studyNovel risk lociAlcohol-related traitsStrong statistical supportSmoking-related traitsAdditional genomesSignificant lociPancreatic delta cellsChromosome 4Chromosome 11Protein productsChromosome 8Quantitative phenotypesMillion Veteran ProgramVeterans Affairs Million Veteran ProgramLociCell typesChromosome 17Genome-wide association study of alcohol consumption and use disorder in 274,424 individuals from multiple populations
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Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders
Walters RK, Polimanti R, Johnson EC, McClintick JN, Adams MJ, Adkins AE, Aliev F, Bacanu SA, Batzler A, Bertelsen S, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli TB, Chen LS, Clarke TK, Chou YL, Degenhardt F, Docherty AR, Edwards AC, Fontanillas P, Foo JC, Fox L, Frank J, Giegling I, Gordon S, Hack LM, Hartmann AM, Hartz SM, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Herms S, Hodgkinson C, Hoffmann P, Jan Hottenga J, Kennedy MA, Alanne-Kinnunen M, Konte B, Lahti J, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, Lai D, Ligthart L, Loukola A, Maher BS, Mbarek H, McIntosh AM, McQueen MB, Meyers JL, Milaneschi Y, Palviainen T, Pearson JF, Peterson RE, Ripatti S, Ryu E, Saccone NL, Salvatore JE, Sanchez-Roige S, Schwandt M, Sherva R, Streit F, Strohmaier J, Thomas N, Wang JC, Webb BT, Wedow R, Wetherill L, Wills AG, Boardman J, Chen D, Choi D, Copeland W, Culverhouse R, Dahmen N, Degenhardt L, Domingue B, Elson S, Frye M, Gäbel W, Hayward C, Ising M, Keyes M, Kiefer F, Kramer J, Kuperman S, Lucae S, Lynskey M, Maier W, Mann K, Männistö S, Müller-Myhsok B, Murray A, Nurnberger J, Palotie A, Preuss U, Räikkönen K, Reynolds M, Ridinger M, Scherbaum N, Schuckit M, Soyka M, Treutlein J, Witt S, Wodarz N, Zill P, Adkins D, Boden J, Boomsma D, Bierut L, Brown S, Bucholz K, Cichon S, Costello E, de Wit H, Diazgranados N, Dick D, Eriksson J, Farrer L, Foroud T, Gillespie N, Goate A, Goldman D, Grucza R, Hancock D, Harris K, Heath A, Hesselbrock V, Hewitt J, Hopfer C, Horwood J, Iacono W, Johnson E, Kaprio J, Karpyak V, Kendler K, Kranzler H, Krauter K, Lichtenstein P, Lind P, McGue M, MacKillop J, Madden P, Maes H, Magnusson P, Martin N, Medland S, Montgomery G, Nelson E, Nöthen M, Palmer A, Pedersen N, Penninx B, Porjesz B, Rice J, Rietschel M, Riley B, Rose R, Rujescu D, Shen P, Silberg J, Stallings M, Tarter R, Vanyukov M, Vrieze S, Wall T, Whitfield J, Zhao H, Neale B, Gelernter J, Edenberg H, Agrawal A. Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders. Nature Neuroscience 2018, 21: 1656-1669. PMID: 30482948, PMCID: PMC6430207, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0275-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic underpinningsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide dataLarge genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significant effectComplex polygenic architectureSignificant genetic correlationsPolygenic architectureGenetic distinctionCommon genetic underpinningsAssociation studiesGenetic relationshipsGenetic correlationsGenetic ancestryFamily-based studyUse of cigarettesAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder