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. 2023 Mar 7;28(7):2894–2912. doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-01998-0

Table 1.

Top Anxiety Biomarkers: Convergent Functional Evidence (CFE).

Symbol/Gene Name Probesets Step 1 Discovery (Direction of Change in High Anxiety) Method/ Score/% Step 2 Prioritization Convergent Functional Genomics (CFG) Evidence For Involvement in Anxiety Score Step 3 Validation ANOVA p-value/Score Step 4 Significant Predictions of High Anxiety State ROC AUC/ p-value 3 pts ALL 2pts Gender 1pts Gender /Dx Step 4 Significant Predictions of High STAI State ROC AUC/ p-value 3 pts ALL 2pts Gender 1pts Gender /Dx Step 4 Significant Prediction of First Year Hosp. for Anxiety ROC AUC/p-value 3 pts ALL 2pts Gender 1pts Gender/Dx Step 4 Significant Predictions of Future Hosp for Anxiety OR/p-value 3 pts ALL 2pts Gender 1pts Gender /Dx Other Psychiatric and Related Disorders Evidence Drugs that Modulate the Biomarker in Opposite Direction to High Anxiety CFE Polyevidence Score for Involvement in Anxiety (Based on Steps 1–4)

GAD1

Glutamate Decarboxylase 1

205278_at

(I)

DE/4

62.3%

11

6.79E-01/0

Not Stepwise

ALL

C: (42/486)

0.58/3.94E-02

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.65/2.75E-02

Gender-dx

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (5/28)

0.77/2.94E-02

F-SZ

C: (4/8)

0.94/2.17E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.69/4.73E-02

M-SZA

C: (3/32)

0.79/4.96E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.3/5.52E-03

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.34/2.80E-03

Gender-dx

M-BP

C: (13/96)

1.69/2.12E-02

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.33/9.36E-03

M-SZA

C: (23/58)

1.58/9.14E-03

Alcohol

Withdrawal

Autism

BP

Depression

Intellectual Disability

MDD

Mood Disorders NOS

Phencyclidine

PTSD

Suicide

SZ

Carbamazepine

Lithium

Omega-3 fatty acids

Valproate

22

NTRK3

Neurotrophic Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 3

215311_at

(I)

DE/4

53.2%

4

3.26E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender

Males

L: (4/246)

0.77/2.98E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

L: (2/102)

0.9/2.83E-02

M-SZA

L: (2/46)

0.85/4.75E-02

ALL

C: (42/486)

0.59/3.04E-02

L: (21/291)

0.61/4.83E-02

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.68/1.20E-02

L: (10/52)

0.7/2.85E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.89/6.66E-03

M-MDD

L: (4/31)

0.82/1.96E-02

Gender-dx

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (2/13)

0.91/3.78E-02

Gender-dx

F-SZA

C: (2/6)

1/3.20E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.23/9.38E-03

Gender

Females

C: (11/45)

1.84/1.60E-02

Aging

Alcohol

Alzheimer’s Disease

Bipolar II

BP

Longevity

MDD

Mood Disorders NOS

Pain

PTSD

Risky Behavior

SAD

Social Isolation

Stress

Subsyndromal symptomatic depression

Suicide

SZ

Clozapine 19

ADRA2A

Adrenoceptor Alpha 2A

209869_at

(I)

AP/4

50%

4

9.07E-01/0

Not Stepwise

Gender-dx

M-MDD

C: (2/57)

0.88/3.43E-02

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.63/4.91E-02

F-SZ

C: (4/8)

0.88/4.07E-02

L: (3/5)

1/4.16E-02

ALL

C: (18/236)

0.65/1.80E-02

Gender

Males

C: (15/199)

0.67/1.44E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.81/3.22E-03

M-PTSD

C: (3/10)

0.86/4.37E-02

M-SZ

C: (4/42)

0.91/3.47E-03

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.41/4.65E-04

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.44/5.74E-04

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.52/3.60E-03

M-PTSD

C: (5/12)

2.59/2.08E-02

M-SZ

C: (14/63)

2.14/1.61E-04

Alcohol

Bipolar

COVID-19

Depression

MDD

Pain

PTSD

Suicide

SZ

Carbamazepine

Clozapine

Norfluoxetine

Valproate

17

FZD10

Frizzled Class Receptor 10

219764_at

(I)

DE/4

53.2%

2

3.57E-01/2

Stepwise

ALL

C: (42/486)

0.6/1.39E-02

L: (21/291)

0.64/1.43E-02

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.69/7.42E-03

L: (10/52)

0.68/3.88E-02

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.85/1.26E-02

F-SZA

C: (1/20)

1/4.97E-02

F-SZ

L: (3/5)

1/4.16E-02

ALL

C: (18/236)

0.67/7.66E-03

Gender

Males

C: (15/199)

0.68/1.22E-02 L: (4/113)

0.75/4.52E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.75/1.64E-02 L: (1/39)

1/4.57E-02

M-SZ

C: (4/42)

0.87/8.21E-03

L: (1/22)

1/4.90E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.34/3.63E-03

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.34/6.61E-03

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.55/2.70E-03

M-SZ

C: (14/63)

1.92/5.16E-03

Alcohol

Alzheimer’s

BP

Circadian abnormalities

MDD

PTSD

Aripiprazole

Fluoxetine

Gamma Frequency

17

GRK4

G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 4

210600_s_at

(I)

DE/6

81.8%

0

3.40E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender-dx

M-MDD

C: (2/57)

0.87/3.77E-02

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.64/3.26E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.86/1.08E-02

M-MDD

L: (4/31)

0.85/1.26E-02

ALL

C: (18/236)

0.62/4.27E-02

Gender

Males

C: (15/199)

0.64/4.06E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.32/4.46E-03

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.32/8.99E-03

Gender-dx

F-MDD

C: (2/15)

1.87/4.51E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.34/2.11E-02

Autism

Bipolar

Cannabis

Depression

PTSD

Stress

Clozapine

Gamma Frequency

17

ATP1B2

ATPase Na+/K+ Transporting Subunit Beta 2

204311_at

(I)

DE/2

39%

4

1.65E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender-dx

M-MDD

C: (2/57)

0.9/2.81E-02

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.64/3.75E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.84/1.46E-02

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (5/28)

0.77/3.37E-02

Gender

Males

C: (15/199)

0.63/4.18E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.79/5.55E-03

M-PTSD

C: (3/10)

0.86/4.37E-02

M-SZ

C: (4/42)

0.86/9.22E-03

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.59/1.91E-05

Gender

Females

C: (11/45)

1.68/2.97E-02

Males

C: (59/273)

1.56/1.33E-04

Gender-dx

F-MDD

C: (2/15)

3.16/3.10E-02

M-BP

C: (13/96)

1.61/1.79E-02

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.98/4.84E-05

M-SZ

C: (14/63)

2.39/7.75E-04

M-SZA

C: (23/58)

1.68/1.24E-02

Alcohol

Alzheimer’s

MDD

PTSD

Stress

Substance Abuse

Suicide

SZ

Acetyldigitoxin

Clozapine

Deslanoside

Digitoxin

Digoxin

Haloperidol

Lithium

Valproate

16

CLIC6

Chloride Intracellular Channel 6

242913_at

(I)

AP/6

84.2%

2

5.06E-01/0

Not Stepwise

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.67/1.68E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.8/2.97E-02

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (5/28)

0.85/8.20E-03

F-SZ

C: (4/8)

0.97/1.47E-02

F-SZA

C: (1/20)

1/4.97E-02

ALL

C: (18/236)

0.62/4.11E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.71/3.17E-02

Gender-dx

M-SZ

C: (4/42)

0.8/2.44E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.32/6.89E-03

Gender

Females

C: (11/45)

1.59/4.32E-02

Males

C: (59/273)

1.27/2.51E-02

Gender-dx

M-SZ

C: (14/63)

1.68/1.04E-02

Aging

Alcohol

Cocaine

MDD

Phencyclidine

Restraint Stress

Suicide

Clozapine

Omega-3 fatty acids

Gamma Frequency

16

EFNA5

Ephrin A5

1559360_at

(I)

DE/6

80.5%

(I)

AP/4

51.3%

2

2.02E-04/4

Nominal

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.63/4.85E-02

Gender-dx

M-SZ

C: (6/90)

0.71/4.03E-02

ALL

L: (5/133)

0.74/3.34E-02

Gender

Males

L: (4/113)

0.75/4.67E-02

Gender-dx

F-SZA

C: (2/6)

1/3.20E-02

M-SZA

C: (3/32)

0.79/4.96E-02

Gender-dx

M-BP

C: (13/96)

1.41/2.92E-02

Alcohol

Alzheimer’s

BP

Cannabis

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Depression

Insomnia

Intellect

Longevity

MDD

Morphine

Pain

Stress

Suicide

SZ

Omega-3 fatty acids

Gamma Frequency

18

GPX7

Glutathione Peroxidase 7

213170_at

(D)

DE/4

64.3%

2

4.64E-01/2

Stepwise

ALL

C: (19/495)

0.63/2.63E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.86/1.08E-02

F-SZA

C: (1/20)

1/4.97E-02

M-MDD

L: (4/31)

0.86/1.08E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.71/3.17E-02

M-SZ

C: (4/42)

0.82/1.99E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.42/6.50E-03

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.47/7.12E-03

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.5/2.40E-02

M-SZ

C: (14/63)

1.9/4.95E-02

Aging

MDD

Neuropathic pain

SZA

Mianserin

S-adenosyl methionine (SAM)

16

NTRK3

Neurotrophic Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 3

215025_at

(I)

DE/2

35.1%

4

6.58E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender-dx

M-BP

L: (2/93)

0.9/2.83E-02

ALL

C: (42/486)

0.61/9.05E-03

L: (21/291)

0.64/1.43E-02

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.72/2.51E-03

Males

L: (11/239)

0.67/2.55E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.86/1.08E-02

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (5/28)

0.77/2.93E-02

F-SZ

C: (4/8)

0.94/1.92E-02

M-BP

L: (2/92)

0.93/1.84E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.7/4.55E-02

Gender-dx

M-SZ

C: (4/42)

0.82/1.99E-02

L: (1/22)

1/4.90E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.36/5.70E-03

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.4/4.76E-03

Gender-dx

M-BP

C: (13/96)

1.95/1.24E-02

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.4/1.87E-02

M-SZ

C: (14/63)

1.93/3.78E-03

Aging

Alcohol

Alzheimer’s Disease

Bipolar I

BP

Depression

Longevity

MDD

Mood Disorders NOS

Pain

PTSD

Risky Behavior

SAD

Social Isolation

Stress

Subsyndromal symptomatic depression

Suicide

SZ

Clozapine 16

SLC6A2

Solute Carrier Family 6 Member 2

217214_s_at

(I)

DE/2

40.3%

4

3.40E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender-dx

F-PSYCHOSIS

L: (4/17)

0.81/3.50E-02

F-SZA

L: (4/12)

0.81/4.47E-02

ALL

C: (42/486)

0.63/2.37E-03

L: (21/291)

0.62/3.78E-02

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.76/4.78E-04

Gender-dx

F-MDD

C: (7/21)

0.77/2.62E-02

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (5/28)

0.8/1.92E-02

F-SZ

C: (4/8)

0.94/2.17E-02

M-SZ

C: (6/90)

0.71/4.63E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.72/2.92E-02

M-SZA

C: (3/32)

0.87/1.78E-02

M-PSYCHOSIS

L: (1/39)

1/4.57E-02

M-SZ

L: (1/22)

1/4.90E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.33/4.74E-03

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.34/6.73E-03

Gender-dx

M-BP

C: (13/96)

1.61/4.50E-02

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.31/2.54E-02

Alcohol

Depression

MDD

Postpartum Depression

PTSD

Suicide

Fluoxetine Norfluoxetine 16

SLC6A4

Solute Carrier Family 6 Member 4

242009_at

(I)

DE/2

35.1%

10

8.51E-01/0

Not Stepwise

Gender-dx

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (2/13)

0.91/3.76E-02

F-SZA

C: (2/6)

1/3.20E-02

M-PTSD

C: (3/10)

0.86/4.37E-02

M-SZ

C: (4/42)

0.76/4.74E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.21/1.15E-02

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.19/2.77E-02

Gender-dx

M-PTSD

C: (5/12)

2.54/3.24E-02

Aging

Alcohol

Anxiety

BPD

Depression

Early Life Stress

MDD

MSK

Neuropathic pain

Pain

Postpartum Depression

PTSD

Stress

Suicide

Agomelatine Benzodiazepines

Citalopram

Clozapine

Omega-3 fatty acids

Oxycodone

Sertraline

Vortioxetine

16

TMEM138

Transmembrane Protein 138

223113_at

(D)

DE/4

63%

4

8.63E-01/0

Not Stepwise

Gender

Males

L: (11/239)

0.66/4.12E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.86/1.08E-02

ALL

L: (5/129)

0.72/4.61E-02

Gender-dx

M-PTSD

C: (3/10)

0.86/4.37E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.3/1.46E-02

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.34/1.20E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.5/6.57E-03

M-PTSD

C: (5/12)

3.71/4.13E-02

M-SZA

C: (23/58)

1.51/2.83E-02

Alcohol

Brain arousal

Depression

Antidepressants 16

ANKRD28

Ankyrin Repeat Domain 28

229307_at

(I)

DE/6

80.5%

0

6.20E-01/2

Stepwise

ALL

C: (42/486)

0.62/5.30E-03

Gender

Males

C: (25/398)

0.72/1.31E-04

Gender-dx

M-MDD

C: (7/57)

0.89/3.97E-04

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (12/165)

0.72/5.72E-03

Gender-dx

M-SZ

C: (6/90)

0.84/3.13E-03

Gender-dx

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (2/13)

0.91/3.76E-02

Gender-dx

F-SZA

C: (2/6)

1/3.20E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.22/2.96E-02

Gender-dx

F-MDD

C: (2/15)

3.09/3.59E-02

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.21/4.06E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.42/7.30E-03

Gender-dx

M-SZA

C: (23/58)

1.61/1.24E-03

Alcohol

ASD

BP

Childhood Trauma

Depression

MDD

Mood instability

PTSD

Stress

Suicide

N/A 15

CCKBR

Cholecystokinin B Receptor

210381_s_at

(I)

DE/2

48%

4

4.37E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.8/2.97E-02

Gender-dx

M-BP

C: (5/139)

0.74/3.70E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

L: (3/18)

0.82/4.29E-02

ALL

C: (18/236)

0.63/3.01E-02

Gender-dx

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (2/13)

0.91/3.78E-02

Gender-dx

F-SZA

C: (2/6)

1/3.20E-02

Gender

Males

C: (15/199)

0.63/4.48E-02

Gender-dx

M-PTSD

C: (3/10)

0.86/4.37E-02

Gender-dx

M-SZ

C: (4/42)

0.76/4.74E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.33/4.28E-03

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.32/9.50E-03

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.3/3.14E-02

Alcohol

BP

Chronic Stress

MDD

Phencyclidine

Suicide

SZ

Clozapine 15

DYNLL2

Dynein Light Chain LC8-Type 2

229106_at

(D)

DE/2

39.3%

4

1.96E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender

Males

L: (4/246)

0.78/2.79E-02

Gender-dx

M-BP

L: (2/93)

0.85/4.50E-02

Gender-dx

F-SZA

C: (1/20)

1/4.97E-02

ALL

L: (5/129)

0.74/3.36E-02

Gender-dx

M-SZA

C: (23/58)

1.49/4.09E-02

Aging

Alcohol

Alzheimer’s Disease

Methamphetamine

Stress

SZ

Benzodiazepines

Valproate

15
Hs.550187 240253_at

(I)

DE/6

88.3%

0

2.74E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender

Females

C: (17/88)

0.72/2.59E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

.84/1.46E-02

Gender

Females

C: (3/37)

0.8/4.23E-02

Gender-dx

F-SZA

C: (2/6)

1/3.20E-02

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (7/74)

0.71/3.44E-02

M-SZA

C: (3/32)

0.9/1.29E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.19/3.48E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.23/2.54E-02

M-SZ

C: (14/63)

1.27/3.90E-02

Suicide N/A 15

NRG1

Neuregulin 1

208232_x_at

(I)

DE/4

65.8%

4

6.66E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender-dx

M-MDD

C: (2/57)

0.93/2.08E-02

M-BP

L: (2/93)

0.85/4.50E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.81/2.59E-02

Gender-dx

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (12/165)

0.73/3.69E-03

M-SZ

C: (6/90)

0.7/4.79E-02

M-SZA

C: (6/75)

0.76/1.66E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.2/3.99E-02

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.27/1.37E-02

Gender-dx

M-BP

C: (13/96)

1.66/1.80E-02

M-PSYCHOSIS

C: (37/121)

1.25/4.26E-02

M-SZA

C: (23/58)

1.32/4.07E-02

Aging

Alcohol

Alzheimer’s

BP

Chronic Stress

Cocaine

COVID-19

Depression

Longevity

MDD

Memory

Methamphetamine

Psychosis

PTSD

Suicide

SZ

Ketamine

Antipsychotics Valproate

Lithium

15

TFRC

Transferrin Receptor

207332_s_at

(D)

DE/4

56%

2.00

7.11E-01/2

Stepwise

Gender

Females

L: (4/52)

0.82/1.66E-02

Gender-dx

F-PSYCHOSIS

C: (4/28)

0.77/4.39E-02

L: (4/17)

0.85/2.08E-02

F-SZA

L: (4/12)

0.84/3.09E-02

Gender-dx

F-BP

C: (4/31)

0.88/7.85E-03

Gender-dx

M-PTSD

C: (3/10)

0.9/2.64E-02

ALL

C: (70/318)

1.29/2.21E-02

Gender

Males

C: (59/273)

1.35/1.46E-02

Gender-dx

M-SZA

C: (23/58)

1.54/3.73E-02

Aging

Alcohol

Alzheimer’s

BP

Cocaine

Depression

Longevity

MDD (Recurrent)

Neuropathic Pain

SZ

Valproate 15

After Step 4 Testing in independent cohorts for state and trait predictive ability. For Step 4 Predictions, C: -cross-sectional (using levels from one visit), L: -longitudinal (using levels and slopes from multiple visits). In ALL, by Gender, and personalized by Gender and Diagnosis (Gender/Dx). M-Males, F-Females. MDD-depression, BP-bipolar, SZ-schizophrenia, SZA-schizoaffective, PSYCHOSIS- schizophrenia and schizoaffective combined, PTSD-post-traumatic stress disorder.