• Author: Joel Gelernter
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Association of PTSD symptom trajectories with accelerated pace of epigenetic aging in U.S. military Veterans

Abstract: Background: Mental disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are prevalent among U.S. military veterans. PTSD is often a chronic and disabling condition …

Developmental timing of index trauma exposure and accelerated epigenetic aging in United States military Veterans

Abstract: Trauma exposure has been linked to accelerated GrimAge, an epigenetic biomarker of premature morbidity and mortality. Building on this evidence, the present study …

Developmental timing of index trauma exposure and accelerated epigenetic aging in United States military Veterans

Abstract: Trauma exposure has been linked to accelerated GrimAge, an epigenetic biomarker of premature morbidity and mortality. Building on this evidence, the present study …

Optimism moderates the relationship between inflammatory polygenic risk and major depressive disorder in U.S. Military Veterans

Abstract: Objectives: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability, and chronic inflammation is a contributing factor to its onset and progression. This study …

Candidate genes from an FDA-approved algorithm fail to predict opioid use disorder risk in over 450,000 Veterans

Abstract: Importance: Recently, the Food and Drug Administration gave pre-marketing approval to algorithm based on its purported ability to identify genetic risk for opioid use …

A multi-ancestry genetic study of pain intensity in 598,339 Veterans

Abstract: Chronic pain is a common problem, with more than one-fifth of adult Americans reporting pain daily or on most days. It adversely affects the quality of life and imposes …

Polygenic risk for suicide attempt is associated with lifetime suicide attempt in US soldiers independent of parental risk

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Whereas some studies have suggested that a direct measure of common genetic liability for suicide attempts …

High dimensional predictions of suicide risk in 4.2 million US Veterans using ensemble transfer learning

Abstract: We present an ensemble transfer learning method to predict suicide from Veterans Affairs (VA) electronic medical records (EMR). A diverse set of base models was trained …

T1. genome-wide association study of the five-factor dysphoric arousal model of posttraumatic stress disorder in the million veteran program

Abstract: Background: We reported previously that a five-factor dysphoric arousal model (subdomains of re-experiencing, avoidance, numbing, dysphoric arousal, and anxious arousal) …

Positive personality traits moderate persistent high alcohol consumption, determined by polygenic risk in U.S. military Veterans: Results from a 10-year, population-based, observational cohort study

Abstract: Background: Understanding the interplay between psychosocial factors and polygenic risk scores (PRS) may help elucidate the biopsychosocial etiology of high alcohol …

Multi-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program

Abstract: Smoking behaviors and alcohol use disorder (AUD), both moderately heritable traits, commonly co-occur in the general population. Single-trait genome-wide association …

Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden

Abstract:Background: Little is known about environmental factors that may influence associations between genetic liability to suicidality and suicidal behavior. Methods: This study …