2021
Drinking and smoking polygenic risk is associated with childhood and early-adulthood psychiatric and behavioral traits independently of substance use and psychiatric genetic risk
De Angelis F, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Tylee DS, Goswami A, Gelernter J, Polimanti R. Drinking and smoking polygenic risk is associated with childhood and early-adulthood psychiatric and behavioral traits independently of substance use and psychiatric genetic risk. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 586. PMID: 34775470, PMCID: PMC8590689, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01713-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance useYoung adultsBehavioral traitsPhiladelphia Neurodevelopmental CohortRemoval of participantsAnxiety-related traitsRisk-taking behaviorVerbal reasoningCognitive performancePolygenic risk scoresSocial competenciesNeurobiological processesNeurodevelopmental CohortPsychiatric genetic riskDrinking behaviorParent educationPRS associationsPolygenic riskPsychopathologyGenetic overlapPsychotic symptomsAdverse health outcomesHazardous behaviorEducational attainmentTobacco smoking
2018
Biochemical, demographic, and self-reported tobacco-related predictors of the acute heart rate response to nicotine in smokers
Jensen KP, Valentine G, Buta E, DeVito EE, Gelernter J, Sofuoglu M. Biochemical, demographic, and self-reported tobacco-related predictors of the acute heart rate response to nicotine in smokers. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2018, 173: 36-43. PMID: 30107183, PMCID: PMC6125200, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2018.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack PeopleCotinineDemographyFemaleHeart RateHumansHydrocortisoneMaleNicotineRisk FactorsTobacco SmokingWhite PeopleConceptsAcute heart rate responseHeart rate responseNicotine infusionHigher nicotine metabolite ratioTobacco harm reduction approachesRate responseGreater withdrawal symptomsNicotine metabolite ratioBlood-based biomarkersNicotine delivery systemsWarrants further investigationHarm reduction approachWithdrawal symptomsCardiovascular functionLower nicotine levelsTobacco useMetabolite ratiosNicotine levelsSmokeless productsHigher cortisolSmokersHR effectsStimulatory effectNicotineDemographic characteristics
2017
Phenome-wide association study for CYP2A6 alleles: rs113288603 is associated with hearing loss symptoms in elderly smokers
Polimanti R, Jensen KP, Gelernter J. Phenome-wide association study for CYP2A6 alleles: rs113288603 is associated with hearing loss symptoms in elderly smokers. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 1034. PMID: 28432340, PMCID: PMC5430682, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01098-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss symptomsElderly subjectsAge-related hearing lossPhenome-wide association studyElderly smokersCigarette smokingNovel phenotypic associationsCerebellar hemisphereAuditory functionDiscovery cohortHearing lossReplication cohortBrain regionsSignificant associationNicotine metabolismCYP2A6 expressionCYP2A6 allelesMember 6Association studiesSmokingCohortSymptomsAssociationRegulatory roleInvolvement